CVE-2021-22264

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 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: none known
Published: 2021-10-05 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.8 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. Under specialized conditions, an invited group member may continue to have access to a project even after the invited group, which the member was part of, is deleted.

Affected products

GitLab: from 13.8.0 before 14.0.9; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; from 14.2.0 before 14.2.2 — fixed in 14.0.9, 14.1.4, 14.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.0.9, 14.1.4, 14.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22264.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336073
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22264.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336073

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