CVE-2022-2229

An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.7 prior to 14.10.5...

7.5 HighFix available

An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.7 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to extract the value of an unprotected variable they know the name of in public projects or private projects they're a member of.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.34%Up 0.4 points since Jul 2, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-2229
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-34509 7.5

Record: EUVD-2022-34509
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c63c-249m-g37m 7.5

An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.7 prior to 14.10.5...

Record: GHSA-c63c-249m-g37m
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-2229
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-2229
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-2229 7.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2229
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-2229 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2022-2229
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	13.7.0 up to 14.10.5, 15.0.0 up to 15.0.4, 15.1.0 up to 15.1.1	14.10.515.0.415.1.1
`gitlab` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 8.4.3+dfsg-98.4.3+dfsg-128.5.8+dfsg-5	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-2229 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gitlab, published July 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.10.5.