Description
Accidental logging of system root password in the migration log in all versions of GitLab CE/EE before 14.2.6, all versions starting from 14.3 before 14.3.4, and all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.1 allows an attacker with local file system access to obtain system root-level privileges
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28074
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39913.json
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-532
Status
published
Products (2)
gitlab/gitlab
14.4.0 (2 CPE variants)
gitlab/gitlab
< 14.2.6 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Nov 05, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026