[NEW] [high] Gitea: Vulnerability enables information disclosure and code execution
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Gitea to execute arbitrary code and disclose information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in Gitea allows remote anonymous attackers to execute arbitrary code and disclose information.
- Who is affected
- All publicly accessible or internet-facing Gitea instances are at risk.
- Urgency
- High severity; remote code execution by anonymous attackers requires immediate patching.
- Action
- Apply Gitea security patch for CVE-2026-59774 immediately.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2612
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-59774 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Gitea
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[NEW] [medium] Gitea: Multiple Vulnerabilities Enable Information Disclosurecert-bund · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2026-34966: Gitea prior to 1.27.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows authent…nvd · 2026-08-05
- high[NEW] [high] Gitea: Vulnerability allows code executioncert-bund · 2026-07-29
- highGHSA-gx3v-q759-g323: Gitea: TOTP TOCTOU race on web 2FA paths + missing replay check on Basic-Auth `X-Gitea-OT…ghsa · 2026-07-21
- mediumGHSA-fq2p-5p22-8g6j: Gitea: Public-Only Personal access tokens scope bypass in Organization and Permission End…ghsa · 2026-07-21
- mediumGHSA-2wm4-vwp6-v7xc: Gitea: SSRF via Migration Asset Downloads Bypasses hostmatcher — Reads Internal Files and…ghsa · 2026-07-21
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