CVE-2026-27780
criticalpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Gitea versions before 1.26.0 do not fail closed on bufio.Scanner errors while processing pre-receive hook input, allowing oversized input to bypass branch-protection checks.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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affected products (4)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1172Gitea: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Gitea ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, und um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-vhq7-fwwh-7hjfGitea pre-receive hook scanner errors allow branch-protection bypass2026-07-03ghsa · osvUS
Gitea versions before 1.26.0 do not fail closed on bufio.Scanner errors while processing pre-receive hook input, allowing oversized input to bypass branch-protection checks.
- GO-2026-6346Gitea pre-receive hook scanner errors allow branch-protection bypass in code.gitea.io/gitea2026-09-10vendor · osvUS
Gitea pre-receive hook scanner errors allow branch-protection bypass in code.gitea.io/gitea
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sources
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references (10)
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- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.0/cnnvd
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36963cnnvd
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.0cnnvd
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.0/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36963enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.0enisa_euvd
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.0/nvd
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