CVE-2026-60004

critical

Description

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

References

https://www.runzero.com/blog/gitea/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-8-300-gitea-servers-vulnerable-to-code-execution-attacks/

https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-gitea-vulnerability/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/26/gitea-cve-2026-60004-exploited-in-the-wild/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-exploit-critical-gitea-flaw-in-code-injection-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-rce-actively-exploited.html

https://securityaffairs.com/197854/security/u-s-cisa-adds-gitea-flaw-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/25/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-flaw-let-unauthenticated.html

https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-gitea-rce-lets-repository-writers.html

https://github.com/fevar54/cve-2026-60004

https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-60004

https://github.com/babakizo420/security-research

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60004

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr6-4jqh-j84m

https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-60004

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.1/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-26

Updated: 2026-08-27

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.86777