CVE-2021-22209
GitLab was not properly validating authorisation tokens which resulted in GraphQL mutation being executed.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.8. GitLab was not properly validating authorisation tokens which resulted in GraphQL mutation being executed.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.93% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- gitlab/gitlab
- Source
- cve@gitlab.com
EPSS 0.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22209.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327155Broken Link
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22209.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327155Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.