Is CVE-2021-22205 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2021-22205 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2021-11-03, and has known ransomware campaign use.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-22205?

CVE-2021-22205 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-22205?

CVE-2021-22205 has an EPSS score of 99.73% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-22205

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.9. GitLab was not properly validating image files that were passed to a file parser which resulted in a remote command execution.

CWE-94Code Injection

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

99.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2021-11-17

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-24.