Improper authorization on OAuth sign-in callback silently re-enables administrator-disabled accounts
Priority HIGH 82CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Improper authorization on OAuth sign-in callback silently re-enables administrator-disabled accounts
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): 1.26.4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea Open Source Git Server | up to 1.26.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) | before 1.26.4 | 1.26.4 | Patch available | GHSA-g9g6-qhrc-p3qc |
- Gitea Open Source Git Server VendorGitea Affected up to 1.26.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.26.4 Fixed in 1.26.4 Patch available GHSA-g9g6-qhrc-p3qc
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-g9g6-qhrc-p3qc code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.26.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58422
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9g6-qhrc-p3qc
References
Patch 1
More Gitea vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42785 Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-40842 Privilege Escalation via Access Token Scope Escalation in API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-16922 Gitea Docker image trusts spoofable reverse-proxy headers by default CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-42043 Team-repository linking endpoint bypasses the RepoAdminChangeTeamAccess organization setting CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-40381 OIDC userinfo Endpoint Returns Identity Claims Without Enforcing API Token Scopes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-42053 Public-only repository tokens can update private PR head branches CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-58422 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-58422 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g9g6-qhrc-p3qc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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