{"cve":"CVE-2021-22205","nvd":{"published":"2021-04-23T18:15:08.167","modified":"2026-08-06T05:16:35.427","status":"Analyzed","description":"An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.9. GitLab was not properly validating image files that were passed to a file parser which resulted in a remote command execution.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":10.0},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html","https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json","https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121","https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542"],"products":["gitlab:gitlab"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:17:01.373894544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-22205","score":0.99731,"percentile":0.99953,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2021-22205","date_added":"2021-11-03","due_date":"2021-11-17","vendor":"GitLab","product":"Community and Enterprise Editions","known_ransomware":true},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}