Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessUnknown attack vector
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ExploitUnknown vulnerable component
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ImpactUnknown impact on Gitea instance
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact 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 CVSS vector, vulnerability description, or CWE is provided. The CVE description contains only the package name and fixed version. Authentication requirements, network reachability, required configuration, and platform constraints are all unknown and must be sourced from the upstream Gitea or NVD advisory before defenders can assess realistic risk. |
| Impact | Risk cannot be meaningfully assessed from the available data. No CVSS vector, score, or CWE is provided, and the description contains no information about attack vector, required privileges, user interaction, or impact. EPSS data, KEV status, and POC availability are all absent. The only actionable signal is that Alpine Linux has released a patched package (1.27.3-r0), confirming a security-relevant fix exists. Security teams should treat this as requiring direct review of the upstream Gitea changelog and any associated CVE details from the NVD or Gitea project security advisories before making prioritization decisions. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | The specific attack scenario cannot be constructed from available data - the vulnerability type, affected component, and required attacker position are all unknown. No proof-of-concept code has been identified. Security teams should consult the upstream Gitea security advisory for scenario details before estimating exposure. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 06, 2026
Gitea, the self-hosted Git service, received a security fix in Alpine Linux package version 1.27.3-r0 addressing CVE-2026-63021. The underlying vulnerability type, affected component, and impact are not disclosed in the available intelligence - the only confirmed data point is the Alpine Linux vendor advisory identifying the fixed package version. No CVSS score, CWE classification, or vulnerability description is available to characterize the nature or severity of this issue.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Gitea Alpine Linux package to version 1.27.3-r0 or later using the standard Alpine package manager: 'apk upgrade gitea'. This is the only confirmed fix identified. Because no vulnerability details are available, specific compensating controls cannot be recommended without risking either under- or over-mitigation. Until the vulnerability type is confirmed, administrators should review network exposure of their Gitea instance and ensure access controls (authentication, firewall rules restricting the Gitea web and SSH ports) are appropriately configured as a general precaution.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Gitea is a community-managed, lightweight self-hosted Git service written in Go, commonly deployed via Alpine Linux packages in containerized and server environments. The Alpine Linux package version 1.27.3-r0 represents the distro-patched build; the upstream Gitea release version this corresponds to is not confirmed from the available data. No CWE is assigned, so the root cause class (e.g., injection, authentication bypass, path traversal) cannot be determined from the provided intelligence. The single intelligence source is the Alpine Linux vendor advisory.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:alpine) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:alpine
DescriptionCVE.org
Alpine Linux: gitea fixed in 1.27.3-r0
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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Container escape in Gitea act_runner (Docker backend, through act 0.262.0) lets an authenticated user with workflow-exec
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EUVD-2026-101083
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EPSS
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