TI-2021-19281 Aliases CVE-2021-43286 GHSA-qw79-44j4-pg72

An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0.

MEDIUM 43CWE-77Published 2022-04-14 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. An attacker with privileges to create a new pipeline on a GoCD server can abuse a command-line injection in the Git URL "Test Connection" feature to execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02898 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:thoughtworks:gocd::::::::	before 21.3.0	Vulnerable	gocd

cpe:2.3:a:thoughtworks:gocd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.3.0 Vulnerable ·gocd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43286
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw79-44j4-pg72

References

Exploit 1

https://blog.sonarsource.com/gocd-vulnerability-chain

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://www.gocd.org/releases/#21-3-0

TI-2021-19282 An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-19285 An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-20193 Adding a new pipeline in GoCD server version 21.3.0 has a functionality that could be… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-18687 Compromised agents may be able to execute remote code on GoCD Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2022-11727 Command Injection/Argument Injection in GoCD CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-37281 GoCD vulnerable to admin privilege escalation by a malicious internal/existing authenticated user CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4

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Sources

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