Gogs Vulnerable to 2FA Bypass via Recovery Code
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. In version 0.13.3 and prior, Gogs’ 2FA recovery code validation does not scope codes by user, enabling cross-account bypass. If an attacker knows a victim’s username and password, they can use any unused recovery code (e.g., from their own account) to bypass the victim’s 2FA. This enables full account takeover and renders 2FA ineffective in all environments where it's enabled.. This issue has been patched in versions 0.13.4 and 0.14.0+dev.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gogs | gogs | before 0.14.0+dev; before 0.13.4 | 0.14.0+dev, 0.13.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | gogs.io/gogs (Go) | 0.11.19 to before 0.13.4 | 0.13.4 | Patch available | GHSA-p6x6-9mx6-26wj |
- gogs VendorGogs Affected before 0.14.0+dev; before 0.13.4 Fixed in 0.14.0+dev, 0.13.4 Patch available CNA
- gogs.io/gogs (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.11.19 to before 0.13.4 Fixed in 0.13.4 Patch available GHSA-p6x6-9mx6-26wj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA gogs (gogs) Fixed in 0.14.0+dev, 0.13.4
- Fix · GHSA-p6x6-9mx6-26wj gogs.io/gogs (Go) Fixed in 0.13.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-64175
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6x6-9mx6-26wj
References
Advisory 2
More Gogs vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-07419 File overwrite in file update API in Gogs KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-01876 OS Command Injection in gogs/gogs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36988 Gogs has a Path Traversal in file update API CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-01744 Remote Command Execution in gogs/gogs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-39562 Gogs's update .git/config file allows remote command execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-20951 Gogs: Cross-repository LFS object overwrite via missing content hash verification CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-64175 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-64175 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p6x6-9mx6-26wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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