Low severity3.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-39938
CVE-2021-39938
Description
A vulnerable regular expression pattern in GitLab CE/EE since version 8.15 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2, allows an attacker to cause uncontrolled resource consumption leading to Denial of Service via specially crafted deploy Slash commands
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=8.15.0,<14.3.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=8.15.0,<14.3.6
- (no CPE)range: before 14.3.6, from 14.4 before 14.4.4, from 14.5 before 14.5.2
- (no CPE)range: >=14.5, <14.5.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39938.jsonnvdThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/344873nvdBroken Link
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