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Gitea CVE-2026-68957

| EUVDEUVD-2026-101091 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
N/A vendor:alpine
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vendor:alpine
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Unknown entry point
  2. Exploit
    Unknown exploit primitive
  3. Impact
    Unknown impact on Gitea instance

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation conditions cannot be determined - no description, CVSS vector, or CWE is available to identify required access level, configuration state, protocol, or feature enablement. Authentication requirements are not confirmed from available data. Security teams should not assume either unauthenticated or authenticated access is required without consulting the upstream Gitea advisory for 1.27.3.

Impact

Risk cannot be meaningfully assessed with the available data. No CVSS vector, EPSS score, KEV status, CWE, or vulnerability description is present. The sole data point is the Alpine Linux vendor advisory naming a fixed package version. CVSS-based prioritization is impossible, and SSVC decision-making cannot progress without knowing the exploitation status, automatable flag, or technical impact. Security teams should treat this as an uncharacterized vulnerability requiring vendor follow-up before risk classification. Gitea's role as a source-code repository host - potentially containing sensitive IP, secrets, and CI/CD pipeline credentials - means that even an uncharacterized vulnerability warrants prompt patching.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Without a known vulnerability type or attack vector, a specific exploit scenario cannot be constructed. As a general risk posture, Gitea instances exposed to the internet with sensitive repositories or CI/CD integrations should be treated as highest-priority update targets until the vulnerability nature is clarified.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 06, 2026

Gitea received a security fix in Alpine Linux package version 1.27.3-r0, addressing an unspecified vulnerability in the self-hosted Git service. The vulnerability type, attack vector, and impact are not disclosed in available intelligence - the record consists solely of an Alpine Linux package advisory naming the fixed version. No CVSS score, CWE classification, or description of exploitation conditions has been published at this time.

RemediationAI

Alpine Linux users running Gitea should upgrade to package version 1.27.3-r0 or later using 'apk upgrade gitea'. Because the underlying vulnerability type is not disclosed, no targeted compensating controls can be recommended - generic mitigations such as restricting network exposure of the Gitea instance to trusted IP ranges and enforcing authentication on all endpoints are prudent interim steps. Users on non-Alpine distributions should consult their respective package maintainers or the upstream Gitea 1.27.3 release notes to determine whether the same fix is included. No vendor advisory URL beyond the Alpine package repository is available in the current intelligence.

Affected VersionsENISA

Gitea 0 ≤1.27.2

Affected Packages

euvd gitea no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Gitea is a self-hosted, open-source Git service written in Go, widely used in homelab, enterprise, and DevOps environments as an alternative to GitHub or GitLab. Alpine Linux maintains its own packaging of Gitea, and the fix version 1.27.3-r0 corresponds to the Alpine package epoch - the upstream Gitea version addressed is approximately 1.27.3. Without a CWE or description, the root cause class (e.g., authentication bypass, code injection, SSRF, privilege escalation) cannot be determined from available data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vendor:alpine) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:alpine) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:alpine

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Alpine Linux: gitea fixed in 1.27.3-r0

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular self-hosted Git platform, common in DevOps and homelab
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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