CVE-2022-2185

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 76.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

A critical issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 14.0 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 where an authenticated user authorized to import projects could import a maliciously crafted project leading to remote code execution.

Affected products

GitLab: from 14.0.0 before 14.10.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.4; 15.1.0 — fixed in 14.10.5, 15.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.10.5, 15.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2185.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/366088
https://hackerone.com/reports/1609965
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2185.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/366088
https://hackerone.com/reports/1609965

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