CVE-2026-60004 - Gitea Code Injection Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

UNKNOWN

No Metadata Available

Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

82.40 %

Predictive Probability

Percentile Rank

99.6 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 99.6% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Aug 25, 2026

Remediation Due

Aug 28, 2026

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Gitea contains a code injection vulnerability that allows an attacker with repository write access to send a malicious patch to the diffpatch API endpoint to plant an executable Git hook and run shell commands as the Gitea service account.

Remediation Directive

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

External Intelligence

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

CISA

CISA Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk

CISA

CISA Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk

NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60004