CVE-2022-2185

CRITICAL NUCLEI

GitLab <14.10.5-15.1.1 - Authenticated RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2022-2185. PoCs published by ESUAdmin, safe3s. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2022-2185, an authenticated RCE vulnerability in GitLab's project import functionality. It uses a man-in-the-middle proxy to intercept and modify API requests, injecting a command into the project description field during import.

Description

A critical issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 14.0 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 where an authenticated user authorized to import projects could import a maliciously crafted project leading to remote code execution.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 81 stars
by ESUAdmin · poc
https://github.com/ESUAdmin/CVE-2022-2185

This PoC exploits CVE-2022-2185, an authenticated RCE vulnerability in GitLab's project import functionality. It uses a man-in-the-middle proxy to intercept and modify API requests, injecting a command into the project description field during import.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GitLab (versions affected by CVE-2022-2185)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated GitLab session · Ability to intercept/modify API requests · Target GitLab instance vulnerable to CVE-2022-2185
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec STUB 13 stars
by safe3s · poc
https://github.com/safe3s/CVE-2022-2185-poc

The repository claims to be a PoC for CVE-2022-2185 but only contains a README with a link and an empty Python file. No functional exploit code is present.

Classification
Stub 30%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: unknown
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

GitLab CE/EE - Remote Code Execution
HIGHby GitLab Red Team
Shodan: http.title:"GitLab" || cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab" || http.title:"gitlab"
FOFA: title="gitlab"

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://hackerone.com/reports/1609965

Scores

CVSS v3 9.9
EPSS 0.8696
EPSS Percentile 99.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (2)
gitlab/gitlab 15.1.0 (2 CPE variants)
gitlab/gitlab 14.0.0 - 14.10.5 (2 CPE variants)
Published Jul 01, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026