Exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV
Yes. CVE-2021-39935, GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability, is being exploited in the wild. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Feb 2026, 1513 days after it was published. It affects GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions. If you run it, CISA's required action is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability which could allow unauthorized external users to perform Server Side Requests via the CI Lint API.
| Vendor | GitLab (6 exploited CVEs in KEV) |
| Product | Community and Enterprise Editions |
| Vulnerability | GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability |
| Weakness | CWE-918 |
| Published | 13 Dec 2021 |
| Added to KEV | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Reported by (CNA) | GitLab |
Yes. CISA added CVE-2021-39935 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Feb 2026, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
CISA does not list known ransomware use for it. That can change, and exploitation alone is reason to fix it first.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Check GitLab's advisory for the fixed versions, and if you can't patch quickly, restrict access to the affected Community and Enterprise Editions and watch it for signs of compromise.
Sources: CISA KEV (exploitation, ransomware use, required action, due date), the CVE record (publication date, CVSS, CNA), NVD and FIRST EPSS (live score). More: all KEV additions in February 2026 · GitLab scorecard · act-now radar.
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