CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-60004
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Gitea Code Injection Vulnerability — 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.
- Added to KEV
- 2026-08-25
- Remediation due
- 2026-08-28
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- 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.
- Notes
- 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
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-26
- Last modified
- 2026-08-27
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
Description
Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation.
Affected configurations
• gitea gitea (>= 1.17.0 < 1.27.1)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.1/ Release Notes
- https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-60004 Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr6-4jqh-j84m Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.runzero.com/blog/gitea/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60004 US Government Resource