Description

See the attached UDN for more information and a sample project reproducing the issue.
This issue seems to happen due to a specific order of events. First, the component is destroyed, and garbage collection is run before the owning actor is replicated, which may happen with a low NetFrequency. Then, the server processes a bunch received from the client, such as for a movement RPC from a pawn. When the server processes this bunch, the FObjectReplicator referencing the now null component (due to GC) is removed from the channel's ReplicationMap at the end of UActorChannel::ProcessBunch. When the server replicates the actor after this, the destruction of the component isn't sent since the FObjectReplicator for the component is no longer in ReplicationMap.

Steps to Reproduce

Open sample project included in the linked UDN.
Play in Editor as Client
After 5 seconds, a component on the pawn will be destroyed on the server. 

Expected: The component will no longer exist on the server and clients
Actual: The component will not be destroyed on the client

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Fixed
ComponentUE - Networking
Affects Versions4.27
Target Fix5.0
Fix Commit17494619
Main Commit17494619
CreatedAug 31, 2021
ResolvedSep 13, 2021
UpdatedNov 30, 2021