CVE-2022-0738

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 14.6 before 14.6.5, all versions starting from 14.7 before 14.7.4, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.2. GitLab was leaking user passwords when adding mirrors with SSH credentials under specific conditions.

Affected products

GitLab: from 10.0 before 14.6.5; from 14.7 before 14.7.4; from 14.8 before 14.8.2 — fixed in 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0738.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27395
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0738.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27395

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