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Gitea security advisory (AV26-845) - Update 1

Used in attacksCriticalCVSS 9.8Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · Canadian Centre for Cyber Security·

At a glance

Severity
CriticalCVSS 9.8
Used in attacks
Yes, 1 of 1 flaw named
Flaws named
CVE-2026-60004
Industries
Government
Reported by
1 outlet

As of August 14, 2026, Gitea is affected by vulnerabilities in the following product:

  • Gitea
    • Prior to 1.27.1

Update 1
Open-source reporting indicates that CVE-2026-20896 is being exploited in the wild.

On August 25, 2026, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CVE-2026-60004 to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Database.

The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web links and apply any necessary updates as they become available.

Originally published by Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. © Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. Written by Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.

Read at cyber.gc.ca ↗Official Source

Vulnerabilities referenced

  • CVE-2026-600049.8Critical

    Gitea Gitea

    Gitea contains a code injection vulnerability that allows an attacker with repository write access to send a malicious patch to the diffpatch API endpoint to plant an executable Git hook and run shell commands as the Gitea service account.

    Used in attacks

    Added to CISA's list 2026-08-25 · Exploit code published · Patch or advisory available

    Full record →

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Coverage

One outlet has carried this so far.

  1. Canadian Centre for Cyber Security ↗Official SourceFirst reported

    2026-10-20 17:33 UTC

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