CVE-2022-2185

CRITICALNVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 76.9%, top 1% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.9
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 77%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 77%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(medium)
EG Risk
80(Track*)
EG Risk 80/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity99% × 45%
Exploitation77% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 1, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 21, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

HackerOne

https://hackerone.com/reports/1609965
generic

RCE via the DecompressedArchiveSizeValidator and Project BulkImports (#366088) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/366088
generic

2022/CVE-2022-2185.json · master · GitLab.org / GitLab CVE assignments · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2185.json

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCESUAdmin/CVE-2022-2185
    First seen Jul 29, 2022

    wo ee cve-2022-2185 gitlab authenticated rce

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCsafe3s/CVE-2022-2185-poc
    First seen Jul 2, 2022

    CVE-2022-2185 poc

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2185.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    GitLab CE/EE - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-2185?
CVE-2022-2185 is a critical vulnerability published on July 1, 2022. 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.
When was CVE-2022-2185 disclosed?
CVE-2022-2185 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 1, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-2185 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-2185 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-2185?
CVE-2022-2185 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-2185?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-2185, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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