CVE-2026-73535GHSA-8xjr-x7rg-hp5h
Gitea second-factor bypass through OpenID identity linking
Gitea Gitea
CVSS
8.8HighExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.45%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
- 1.27.2gitea.dev, goGitHub
go get gitea.dev@v1.27.2
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
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.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 2
- Giteaaffected: all versions through 1.27.1CVE List
- gitea.dev, go<= 1.27.1GitHub
References 5
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38805Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38810Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.2Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-8xjr-x7rg-hp5hAdvisoryvia CVE List
- blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.2/Referencevia CVE List