What is CVE-2021-22211?

CVE-2021-22211 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2021-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-22211?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in GitLab

CVE-2021-22211

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.7. GitLab Dependency Proxy, under certain circumstances, can impersonate a user resulting in possibly incorrect access handling.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2021-05-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab — versions >=13.11, <13.11.2, >=13.10, <13.10.4, >=13.7, <13.9.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/298847 (Broken Link)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22211.json (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22211?: CVE-2021-22211 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2021-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-22211?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.