Code injection in Gridea
Priority LOW 36CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Gridea version 0.9.3 allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on any client attempting to view a malicious markdown file through Gridea. This is possible because the application has the 'nodeIntegration' option enabled.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00468 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Gridea | 0.9.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Gridea Vendor— Affected 0.9.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40274
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpjq-v255-668c
References
More Gridea vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09013 Gridea v0.8.0 has an XSS vulnerability through which the Nodejs module can be called to… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-40274 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40274 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wpjq-v255-668c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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