CVE-2021-39913

low-risk
Published 2021-11-05

Accidental logging of system root password in the migration log in all versions of GitLab CE/EE before 14.2.6, all versions starting from 14.3 before 14.3.4, and all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.1 allows an attacker with local file system access to obtain system root-level privileges

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.4/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Gitlab

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39913.json
Broken Link https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28074
Vendor Advisory https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39913.json
Broken Link https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28074
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low