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Vulnerability details: VCID-edey-9n9s-qyfb
Vulnerability ID VCID-edey-9n9s-qyfb
Aliases CVE-2021-22205
Summary multiple issues
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 10 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html
ssvc Act http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html
cvssv3.1 10 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ssvc Act http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
epss 0.94467 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-22205
epss 0.94467 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-22205
cvssv3.1 10 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json
ssvc Act https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json
cvssv3.1 10 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121
ssvc Act https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121
cvssv3.1 10 https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542
ssvc Act https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22205
cvssv3.1 10.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22205
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1822
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-22205
1154542 https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542
327121 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121
ASA-202104-1 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202104-1
AVG-1822 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1822
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
CVE-2021-22205 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22205
CVE-2021-22205.json https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json
GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html
Data source KEV
Date added Nov. 3, 2021
Description GitHub Community and Enterprise Editions that utilize the ability to upload images through GitLab Workhorse are vulnerable to remote code execution. Workhorse passes image file extensions through ExifTool, which improperly validates the image files.
Required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date Nov. 17, 2021
Note 
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22205
Ransomware campaign use Known
Data source Metasploit
Description This module exploits an unauthenticated file upload and command injection vulnerability in GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). The patched versions are 13.10.3, 13.9.6, and 13.8.8. Exploitation will result in command execution as the git user.
Note 
Stability:
  - crash-safe
Reliability:
  - repeatable-session
SideEffects:
  - ioc-in-logs
  - artifacts-on-disk
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date April 14, 2021
Platform Linux,Unix
Source URL https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/gitlab_exif_rce.rb
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

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low

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none

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unchanged

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none

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low

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none
Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:C/2025-02-06T19:48:57Z/ Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:C/2025-02-06T19:48:57Z/ Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:C/2025-02-06T19:48:57Z/ Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:C/2025-02-06T19:48:57Z/ Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:C/2025-02-06T19:48:57Z/ Found at https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22205
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22205
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.99993
EPSS Score 0.94467
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T11:52:49.129345+00:00 Arch Linux Importer Import https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1822 36.1.3