What is CVE-2021-22195?

CVE-2021-22195 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab Gitlab-Vscode-Extension, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2021-04-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-22195?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in GitLab Gitlab-Vscode-Extension

CVE-2021-22195

Client side code execution in gitlab-vscode-extension v3.15.0 and earlier allows attacker to execute code on user system

Published 2021-04-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab Gitlab-Vscode-Extension — versions <=3.15.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-vscode-extension/-/issues/325 (Broken Link)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22195.json (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22195?: CVE-2021-22195 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab Gitlab-Vscode-Extension, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2021-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-22195?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.