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Gitea CVE-2026-70396

| EUVDEUVD-2026-101093 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
N/A vendor:alpine
5.4
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
    Access Gitea instance
  2. Exploit
    Exploit undisclosed vulnerability
  3. Impact
    Achieve undetermined impact

Vulnerability Assessment

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

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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 from the available data. No vulnerability description, CVSS vector, or CWE is provided, making it impossible to identify required attack vector, privilege level, user interaction, or configuration prerequisites. Authentication requirements are not confirmed from available data.

Impact

Risk assessment is severely constrained by the total absence of CVSS scores, CWE classification, EPSS data, KEV status, and any meaningful vulnerability description. Without a CVSS vector, attack vector, complexity, authentication requirements, and confidentiality/integrity/availability impact cannot be quantified. No public exploit code has been identified, and active exploitation is not confirmed. Given that Gitea deployments typically host sensitive intellectual property, authentication secrets, and deployment pipeline credentials, even organizations running a modest self-hosted instance should treat any uncharacterized security fix as a priority patch. The lack of supporting data means defenders cannot triage by impact and should default to patching on a standard rapid-response schedule.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An exploit scenario cannot be constructed from the available data, as the vulnerability type, affected component, and required conditions are undisclosed. No public proof-of-concept exists at time of analysis. Organizations should treat the risk as indeterminate and prioritize patching until the underlying issue is publicly documented.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 06, 2026

Gitea, the self-hosted Git service, received a security fix in Alpine Linux package version 1.27.3-r0. The specific vulnerability class, affected component, and attacker capabilities are not disclosed in the available CVE record. With no CVSS, CWE, or exploit data present, the full impact profile cannot be assessed from this record alone, and organizations should update promptly given that Gitea instances routinely hold sensitive source code, credentials, and CI/CD pipeline configurations.

RemediationAI

Update the Alpine Linux gitea package to version 1.27.3-r0 or later using the standard package manager: apk update && apk upgrade gitea. No upstream Gitea advisory URL is available in this record; operators should also consult the Gitea project release notes for version 1.27.3 to identify whether additional configuration changes accompany the fix. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the Gitea web interface and SSH endpoints to trusted networks, review authentication logs for anomalous activity, and consider enabling two-factor authentication for all privileged accounts as a compensating control.

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 an open-source, self-hosted Git service written in Go, providing repository hosting, issue tracking, pull requests, and CI/CD integration. It is commonly deployed on-premises as a lightweight alternative to GitLab and GitHub. This CVE is reported by the Alpine Linux vendor and specifies the fix as Alpine package gitea-1.27.3-r0. No CWE is assigned and no CPE string is available, preventing precise scoping to a specific Gitea subsystem or vulnerable code path. Whether the fix addresses an upstream Gitea vulnerability patched in the 1.27.3 release or a packaging-specific security issue introduced by Alpine's build is not determinable from the provided data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vendor:alpine) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVSS changed
Oct 18, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
5.4 (MEDIUM)

DescriptionCVE.org

Alpine Linux: gitea fixed in 1.27.3-r0

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular self-hosted Git platform, common in SMB and developer environments
Data Quality
5 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 0.3%
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

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
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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