CVE-2026-60004KEV · OVERDUECWE-94code-injection

Gitea Code Injection Vulnerability

Critical · published August 27, 2026

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Confirmed exploited, and the score agrees

CVSS calls it critical at 9.8. It is confirmed in active exploitation. It sits in the 97.8th percentile for exploit probability.

56
days past CISA
deadline
CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
24%
Percentile
97.8
In the wild
Confirmed
What it is

Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.23988 · 97.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-08-27T00:17Z
KEV added
2026-08-25 · due 2026-08-28
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
gitea/gitea≥ 1.17.0, < 1.27.11.27.1
References (5)
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.1/ · [email protected]https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-60004 · [email protected]https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr6-4jqh-j84m · [email protected]https://www.runzero.com/blog/gitea/ · [email protected]https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60004 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 SEP 03:26Z
    EPSS moved 87% → 24%
    epss
  • 28 AUG 06:48Z
    EPSS moved — → 82%
    epss
  • 26 AUG 19:45Z
    Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation
    cvelistv5