CVE-2026-60004
Gitea Code Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 28 August 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 23.99% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 August 2026 · due 28 August 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- gitea/gitea
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 24.0% on 24 September 2026 to 24.0% on 29 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr6-4jqh-j84m ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60004
References
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.1/Release Notes
- https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-60004Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr6-4jqh-j84mExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.runzero.com/blog/gitea/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60004US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.