VDB
CVE-2026-73278
CVE-2026-73278
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL
Reported by Gitea · Published October 6, 2026
Gitea's OAuth2 and OpenID Connect sign-in paths do not require a WebAuthn challenge when WebAuthn is the account's only configured second factor. A party able to authenticate through the affected external identity flow can obtain a full session without the passkey verification enforced during password login. One affected path can also persist an external identity link, extending the compromise beyond the initial session; accounts with TOTP configured are outside the reported WebAuthn-only scenario.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | 1.16.0 |
| alpine | gitea | 0 |
| Gitea | Gitea | 1.16.0, 1.16.0 |
Timeline
- Oct 6, 2026 CVE Published
- Oct 7, 2026 EPSS Score
- Oct 7, 2026 CVE Updated
- Oct 8, 2026 EPSS Score
- Oct 11, 2026 EPSS Score
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-92j2-6qcg-c28c vendor-advisory
- Gitea 1.27.2 release announcement release-notes
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38805 patch
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38810 patch
- go-gitea/gitea v1.27.2 release release-notes