CVE-2022-2251

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 67.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-01-17 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-08 18:20Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-06-29

Assigning CNA

GitLab

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

49c2e79ad28fc50e0c3f1e8cac54342b31c1088629244c3dc2cc60ea19d6fd37

• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27386
• hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1063511
• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2251.json