9.8Critical KEV

CVE-2026-60004Gitea Code Injection Vulnerability

Gitea Gitea Published: (2 months ago)

Known exploited — Gitea Code Injection Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 25.08.2026. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 28.08.2026.

Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr6-4jqh-j84m ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60004

Description

Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-94

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
Gitea Gitea 1.17 – < 1.27.1

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* ≥ 1.17.0 < 1.27.1