Vulnerability

CVE-2021-39904

Medium· 4.3CVSS4.3EPSS0%

.rules3/5

An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the GraphQL API in all versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 13.1 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 a Merge Request creator to resolve discussions and apply suggestions after a project owner has locked the Merge Request

Threat signal

50/100

Elevated

Severity

medium

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

Active

CVSS

v3.1via NVDOpen in FIRST calculator →

4.3/ 10MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredLowStandard user privileges sufficient.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactNoneNo confidentiality impact.
Integrity ImpactLowSome data modification; attacker doesn't fully control extent.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.12%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p31

higher than 31% of all CVEs

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2021-39904. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCDefer

No exploitation, limited impact or prevalence

exploitation: none
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2021-11-05Published
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

References

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.