What happened
GitHub Community and Enterprise Editions that utilize the ability to upload images through GitLab Workhorse are vulnerable to remote code execution. Workhorse passes image file extensions through ExifTool, which improperly validates the image files.
Affected versions
Community and Enterprise Editions: See original advisory Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
This source correlation may provide earlier visibility while structured CVE metadata is still being updated.
Detection & mitigation
- Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
Exploit-DB 50532GitLab 13.10.2 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Unauthenticated)Jacob Baines2021-11-17VerifiedSploitusCVE-2021-22205 affects the tools repository which lacks a README.KitPloit2026-10-11T06:53:31Candidatekitploit.comCVE-2021-22205 affects the tools repository which lacks a README.en2026-10-11T06:53:31CandidateSource timeline
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Record history
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