What is CVE-2021-22248?

CVE-2021-22248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-22248?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2021-22248

Improper authorization on the pipelines page in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions since 13.12 allowed unauthorized users to view some pipeline information for public projects that have access to pipelines restricted to members only

Published 2021-08-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (62.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.9% 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 — versions >=13.12, <13.12.9, >=14.0, <14.0.7, >=14.1, <14.1.2

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336074 (Broken Link)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22248.json (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22248?: CVE-2021-22248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-22248?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.