Is CVE-2021-22175 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-22175 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-02-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-22175?

CVE-2021-22175 has a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2021-22175?

Patch guidance is available from gitlab security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-22175.

CVE-2021-22175 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2021-22175?

6 products: gitlab gitlab, gitlab gitlab, gitlab gitlab, gitlab gitlab, gitlab gitlab, and 1 more.

Description

When requests to the internal network for webhooks are enabled, a server-side request forgery vulnerability in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.5 was possible to exploit for an unauthenticated attacker even on a GitLab instance where registration is disabled

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GITLAB
Published: 6/11/2021
Last Modified: 2/20/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD