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CVE-2021-39909

Lack of email address ownership verification in the CODEOWNERS feature in all versions of GitLab EE starting from 11.3 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 to bypass CODEOWNERS Merge Request approval requirement under rare circumstances

Severity
Medium 5.3
Published
5 Nov 2021
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
14.2.6, 14.3.4, 14.4.1
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GitLabServers and applications · cpe:a:gitlab:gitlab
  • From 11.2.0 before 14.3.4
  • From 11.3.0 before 14.2.6
  • From 11.3.0 before 14.4.1
  • From 14.3.0 before 14.3.4
  • Version 14.4.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39909
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39909