CVE-2025-8110

high

Description

Improper Symbolic link handling in the PutContents API in Gogs allows Local Execution of Code.

References

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8110

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/13/cisa_gogs_exploit/

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-flags-exploited-gogs-flaw-no/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/cisa-warns-of-active-exploitation-of.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/01/12/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-gogs-rce-flaw-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/

https://securityaffairs.com/186837/hacking/u-s-cisa-adds-a-flaw-in-gogs-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.securityweek.com/unpatched-gogs-zero-day-exploited-for-months/

https://www.databreachtoday.com/zero-day-700-instances-self-hosted-git-service-exploited-a-30254

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/attackers-exploited-gogs-zero-day-months

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-gogs-zero-day-rce-flaw-actively-exploited-in-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/unpatched-gogs-zero-day-exploited.html

https://securityaffairs.com/185593/hacking/critical-gogs-zero-day-under-attack-700-servers-hacked.html

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/gogs_0day_under_active_exploitation/

https://github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/553707f3fd5f68f47f531cfcff56aa3ec294c6f6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/18/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/18/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/17/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/11/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/11/3

http://wiz.io/blog/wiz-research-gogs-cve-2025-8110-rce-exploit

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-12-10

Updated: 2026-01-20

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.22323

Vulnerability Watch

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Vulnerability of Interest