CVE-2021-22170
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 6, 2021 at 05:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
Assuming a database breach, nonce reuse issues in GitLab 11.6+ allows an attacker to decrypt some of the database's encrypted content
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 13.5.6v < 13.6.4v < 13.7.211.6.0 ≤ v < 13.5.613.6.0 ≤ v < 13.6.413.7.0 ≤ v < 13.7.2
Affected range stops below 13.5.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22170.jsonx_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36855CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-327
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