CVE-2021-22193

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-209

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting with 7.1. A member of a private group was able to validate the use of a specific name for private project.

Affected products

GitLab: from 7.1.0 before 13.6.6; from 13.7.0 before 13.7.6; from 13.8.0 before 13.8.2 — fixed in 13.6.6, 13.7.6, 13.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 13.6.6, 13.7.6, 13.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22193.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/12560
https://hackerone.com/reports/605608
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22193.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/12560
https://hackerone.com/reports/605608

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