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Gitea EUVDEUVD-2026-101283

| CVE-2026-60010 MEDIUM
Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266)
N/A vendor:alpine
6.5
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 unknown vulnerability
  3. Impact
    Achieve unknown impact

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Privilege assignment review
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation conditions cannot be determined - no CVSS vector, CWE, or technical description is available. The only known fact is that Alpine Linux patched Gitea to 1.27.3-r0. Whether exploitation requires authentication, a specific Gitea feature to be enabled, network access, or local access is entirely unknown from the provided data. Defenders should consult upstream Gitea security advisories for specific exploitation prerequisites once they are published.

Impact

Risk assessment is severely constrained by the near-total absence of technical metadata: no CVSS vector, no CWE, no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no POC indicator are present. The sole signal is that Alpine Linux's security team deemed this important enough to issue a dedicated patched package, which suggests at minimum a real security impact. Without knowing the attack vector, privileges required, or impact scope, even a mid-sized municipal IT team in radom operating a self-hosted Gitea instance should treat this as urgent - applying the patch and monitoring upstream Gitea release notes for disclosed CVE details. The absence of CISA KEV listing and no reported POC means active exploitation is not confirmed, but the unknown nature of the vulnerability precludes confident risk downgrading.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Without a disclosed vulnerability class or CVSS vector, no credible exploit scenario can be constructed from available data. An attacker targeting a self-hosted Gitea instance might exploit the unknown flaw depending on whether it is network-accessible, authenticated, or configuration-dependent - none of which can be determined. No POC has been identified.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% 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 underlying vulnerability class and technical mechanism are not disclosed in available intelligence - the only confirmed data point is that Alpine Linux issued a patched package. Organizations running Gitea via Alpine Linux apk repositories should treat this as an uncharacterized security fix requiring immediate update.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Alpine Linux gitea package to version 1.27.3-r0 or later using 'apk update && apk upgrade gitea'. This is the only confirmed patch source available at time of analysis. For non-Alpine deployments, consult the upstream Gitea project release notes and security advisories at gitea.com to identify the corresponding upstream fix version. If immediate patching is not feasible, consider restricting Gitea's network exposure - placing it behind a VPN or IP allowlist - until the vulnerability class is disclosed and a risk-appropriate workaround can be identified. No specific compensating control can be recommended without knowing the vulnerability type.

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, providing repository hosting, issue tracking, CI integration, and user management. It is commonly deployed on lightweight Linux distributions including Alpine Linux, where it is maintained as an apk package. The Alpine Linux security team issued a patched package at version 1.27.3-r0. No CWE classification is available, and the precise root cause - whether authentication, injection, path traversal, deserialization, or another class - cannot be determined from the provided data. CPE data is absent from the submission.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vendor:alpine) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVSS changed
Oct 14, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)

DescriptionCVE.org

Alpine Linux: gitea fixed in 1.27.3-r0

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular self-hosted git service, common in developer and enterprise environments
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 0.5%
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

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
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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