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TI-2026-76197 Aliases CVE-2026-105661

Gitea panic on the repositories route of individual users

Priority LOW 30CWE-248Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-248.

Summary

Gitea through 28.1.0 is affected. The organization home handler dereferences a nil organization when the repositories route is requested for an individual user, which causes a panic (CWE-476). An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger repeated HTTP 500 errors and panic log entries without special configuration.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Requesting `/{username}/-/repositories` for an individual user instead of an organization made the organization home handler dereference a nil organization and panic. The request needs no authentication and no special configuration. The server answered with an HTTP 500 error and logged a panic for each request; the fix returns 404 for individual users.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00344 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GiteaGiteaup to 28.1.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Gitea VendorGitea Affected up to 28.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Gitea
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Gitea

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Gitea.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105661
  2. 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  3. 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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-2026-42033 Improper authorization on OAuth sign-in callback silently re-enables administrator-disabled accounts CVSS 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
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Sources

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