CVE-2021-39913
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: November 4, 2021 at 11:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Accidental logging of system root password in the migration log in all versions of GitLab CE/EE before 14.2.6, all versions starting from 14.3 before 14.3.4, and all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.1 allows an attacker with local file system access to obtain system root-level privileges
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 14.2.6v < 14.3.4v < 14.4.114.3.0 ≤ v < 14.3.4
Affected range stops below 14.2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.4.1, 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:
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39913.jsonx_refsource_MISCBroken LinkIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28074CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-532
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