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Gitea EUVDEUVD-2026-101084

| CVE-2026-63792 MEDIUM
Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges (CWE-280)
N/A vendor:alpine
5.3
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
    Access Gitea instance
  2. Exploit
    Trigger unspecified vulnerability
  3. Impact
    Achieve undisclosed impact

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Insufficient permission handling
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation conditions cannot be determined from the available data - the CVE description does not specify whether the vulnerability is remotely exploitable, requires authentication, depends on a non-default configuration, or affects a specific Gitea feature. Authentication requirements, attack vector, and necessary preconditions are all unknown. Security teams should consult the Gitea upstream release notes for version 1.27.3 and the Alpine Linux security tracker for additional detail.

Impact

Risk assessment is severely constrained by the near-total absence of technical data: no CVSS vector, no CWE, no EPSS score, no KEV status, and no description of the vulnerability class or affected functionality. Without knowing whether the flaw is remotely exploitable, requires authentication, or affects a default-enabled feature, quantitative risk ranking is not possible. Even a small IT team should treat an uncharacterized fix in a critical code-hosting service as warranting prompt upgrade, given that Gitea instances often hold sensitive source code, CI/CD credentials, and deployment keys. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA KEV status is not confirmed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Because no technical details of the vulnerability are available, a specific exploit scenario cannot be constructed. If the flaw involves a remotely exploitable endpoint in Gitea's web interface or Git-over-HTTP service, an attacker with network access to the instance could potentially trigger it without authentication; however, this is speculative and not supported by the available data.

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, the self-hosted Git service, received a security fix in Alpine Linux package version 1.27.3-r0, addressing an unspecified vulnerability. The upstream CVE record provides no description, CWE classification, CVSS score, or exploitation details, making independent technical assessment impossible without additional vendor disclosure. Security teams running Gitea on Alpine Linux should treat this as a prompt to upgrade to the patched package version, pending full disclosure.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Alpine Linux gitea package to version 1.27.3-r0 or later using the Alpine package manager: 'apk upgrade gitea'. Because the vulnerability class is unknown, no targeted workaround can be recommended. As a general compensating control for Gitea deployments, restrict network access to the Gitea HTTP/S and SSH ports to trusted IP ranges, require authentication for all repository access, and disable public registration if not required. Administrators should monitor the Gitea upstream changelog and security advisories at https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases for full disclosure of the patched issue. No additional advisory URL was provided in the available 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

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Gitea is an open-source, self-hosted Git service written in Go, commonly deployed on Alpine Linux in containerized environments and lightweight server setups. The Alpine Linux package system tracks upstream Gitea releases and backports or applies security patches as discrete package revisions (the -r0 suffix denotes the first Alpine-specific package revision at version 1.27.3). The underlying vulnerability class (CWE), affected subsystem, and protocol details are not disclosed in the available intelligence. No CPE string was provided, though the affected product corresponds to the Gitea package in Alpine Linux's community or edge repositories.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vendor:alpine) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:alpine

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Alpine Linux: gitea fixed in 1.27.3-r0

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular self-hosted Git platform, widely used by developer teams
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

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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