VDB
CVE-2026-73535
CVE-2026-73535
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.8 HIGH
Reported by Gitea · Published October 14, 2026
Gitea's OpenID connect handler accepts a user's password without enforcing enrolled TOTP or WebAuthn verification before completing sign-in and linking an OpenID identifier. When OpenID sign-in is enabled, an attacker who knows the victim's password can obtain a session and link an attacker-controlled identifier. The attacker can then sign in through that identifier without the victim's password or second factor, and a password change does not remove the link.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | 0 |
| Gitea | Gitea | 0 |
| alpine | gitea | 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 14, 2026 CVE Published
- Oct 15, 2026 EPSS Score
- Oct 18, 2026 CVE Updated
- Oct 19, 2026 EPSS Score
- Oct 21, 2026 EPSS Score
- Oct 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Oct 25, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-8xjr-x7rg-hp5h 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