CVE-2026-73539

highcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-17

An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Gitea to bypass security measures, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, escalate privileges, take over user accounts, disclose confidential information, or execute arbitrary code as the Gitea service user.

CSIRTS triage

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in Gitea allow attackers to bypass security measures, conduct XSS attacks, escalate privileges, take over accounts, disclose information, or execute arbitrary code.
Who is affected: All Gitea deployments are potentially affected.
Urgency: High severity and multiple attack vectors including RCE warrant immediate remediation despite no current exploitation reports.
Action: Update Gitea to a patched version addressing CVE-2026-60008, CVE-2026-73278, CVE-2026-73535, CVE-2026-73539, CVE-2026-73800, CVE-2026-73804, and CVE-2026-73814.

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high[NEW] [high] Gitea: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-17

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