Security advisory

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  "id": "3a4d32724a70c0cf5b159cf8cbf0b2714cff9106d3091f1026caca61576f4bcd",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22205",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-22205",
    "summary": "An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.9. GitLab was not properly validating image files that were passed to a file parser which resulted in a remote command execution.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-22205",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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      "aliases": [
        "BIT-gitlab-2021-22205",
        "CVE-2021-22205"
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          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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              "type": "GIT",
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                        "fixed": "13.10.3"
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          "versions": [
            "v13.10.2-ee",
            "v13.10.0-ee",
            "v13.9.3-ee",
            "v13.9.1-ee",
            "v13.9.0-ee"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-22205.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-30T10:30:38.506332981Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 433947,
  "published_at": "2021-04-23T18:15:08.167+00:00"
}