CVE Watch—

CVE-2021-22205

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS

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No CVSS

EPSS

99.7%

p100

KEV

YES

Nov 3, 2021

Exploit Today

0-100

Published: — · Last modified: —

EPSS · 30d

99.7%EPSS · 30 days99.7%

2026-06-302026-07-16

KEV catalog record

Product

GitLab / Community and Enterprise Editions

Vulnerability

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to KEV

Nov 3, 2021

Remediate by

Nov 17, 2021

Known ransomware use

Yes

Summary description

GitHub Community and Enterprise Editions that utilize the ability to upload images through GitLab Workhorse are vulnerable to remote code execution. Workhorse passes image file extensions through ExifTool, which improperly validates the image files.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22205

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