CVE-2021-22263

6.5 mediumEPSS 1.1%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 65% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2021-10-11
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

gitlab:gitlab

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

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