CVE-2026-73535

high

Description

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.

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-8xjr-x7rg-hp5h

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.2

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38810

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38805

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-101104

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.2/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-14

Updated: 2026-10-18

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

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00447