CVE-2021-22186
MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: March 24, 2021 at 04:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab
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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
An authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE version 9.4 and up allowed a group maintainer to modify group CI/CD variables which should be restricted to group owners
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 13.7.8v < 13.8.5v < 13.9.213.8.0 ≤ v < 13.8.513.9.0 ≤ v < 13.9.29.4.0 ≤ v < 13.7.8
Affected range stops below 13.7.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.9.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22186.jsonx_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/321653CVSS
4.9MEDIUMGitLab
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863
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