What is CVE-2022-0741?

CVE-2022-0741 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2022-04-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-0741?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2022-0741

Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.

Published 2022-04-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab — versions >=10.0, <14.6.5, >=14.7, <14.7.4, >=14.8, <14.8.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337601 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
hackerone.com/reports/1286317 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0741.json (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0741?: CVE-2022-0741 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2022-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-0741?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.