CVE-2021-39941
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
An information disclosure vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE versions 12.0 to 14.3.6, 14.4 to 14.4.4, and 14.5 to 14.5.2 allowed non-project members to see the default branch name for projects that restrict access to the repository to project members
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–5.3
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affected products (16)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0292GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-12-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
- BIT-gitlab-2021-399412024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An information disclosure vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE versions 12.0 to 14.3.6, 14.4 to 14.4.4, and 14.5 to 14.5.2 allowed non-project members to see the default branch name for projects that restrict access to the repository to project members
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references (13)
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- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39941.jsoncnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/33864cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/706361cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39941cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.4141cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021120905cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021121337cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39941.jsonenisa_euvd
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