{"cve":"CVE-2021-22263","nvd":{"published":"2021-10-11T17:15:07.537","modified":"2026-06-17T03:36:54.613","status":"Modified","description":"An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22263.json","https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/331473","https://hackerone.com/reports/1193062","https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22263.json","https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/331473"],"products":["gitlab:gitlab"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:23:41.316049955+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-22263","score":0.01095,"percentile":0.65551,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"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."]}