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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-39872

In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 14.1, an improper access control vulnerability allows users with expired password to still access GitLab through git and API through access tokens acquired before password expiration.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:27 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-39872

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Oct 2021, 13:15 UTC

In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 14.1, an improper access control vulnerability allows users with expired password to still access GitLab through git and API through access tokens acquired before password expiration.

osv:CVE-2021-39872
Complete source record
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      "references": [
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