CVE-2021-22189

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-03-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-295

Description

Starting with version 13.7 the Gitlab CE/EE editions were affected by a security issue related to the validation of the certificates for the Fortinet OTP that could result in authentication issues.

Affected products

GitLab: before 13.6.7; from 13.7.0 before 13.7.7; from 13.8.0 before 13.8.4 — fixed in 13.6.7, 13.7.7, 13.8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 13.6.7, 13.7.7, 13.8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22189.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/296557
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22189.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/296557

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