Medium
Security advisory
Improper access control in GitLab CE/EE version 10.5 and above allowed subgroup members with inherited access to a project from a parent group to still have access even after the subgroup is transferred
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2021-39897
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 05:25 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Improper access control in GitLab CE/EE version 10.5 and above allowed subgroup members with inherited access to a project from a parent group to still have access even after the subgroup is transferred
osv:CVE-2021-39897
Complete source record
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"references": [
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