VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-39909
CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.61%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-11-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
Lack of email address ownership verification in the CODEOWNERS feature in all versions of GitLab EE starting from 11.3 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 to bypass CODEOWNERS Merge Request approval requirement under rare circumstances
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-347
Primary references
- cve@gitlab.com — Vendor Advisory
- cve@gitlab.com — Broken Link
- cve@gitlab.com — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory