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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-22256

Improper authorization in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions since 12.6 allowed guest users to create issues for Sentry errors and track their status

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1 Nov 2026, 07:09 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-22256

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Aug 2021, 19:15 UTC

Improper authorization in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions since 12.6 allowed guest users to create issues for Sentry errors and track their status

osv:CVE-2021-22256
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22256",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-22256",
    "summary": "Improper authorization in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions since 12.6 allowed guest users to create issues for Sentry errors and track their status",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-22256",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-22256",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-gitlab-2021-22256",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-30T10:30:45.687053124Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22256.json",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326948",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/1117768"
      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 436976,
  "published_at": "2021-08-25T19:15:11.793+00:00"
}