CVE-2026-73539GHSA-579w-82gf-89m2
Gitea external renderer argument injection and code execution
Gitea Gitea
CVSS
7.5HighExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.47%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
- 1.27.2giteaGitHub
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 substitutes a URL derived from the markup Context field into external renderer command templates without escaping the reference path before shell-style argument splitting. A crafted Context can inject additional renderer arguments, including options that load executable filter files. On deployments using a susceptible external renderer such as pandoc, a user who can place a filter file at an accessible path can cause it to execute as the Gitea service account; the public repository markup endpoint itself can be reachable without authentication.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 2
- Giteaaffected: all versions through 1.27.1CVE List
- gitea<= 1.27.1GitHub
References 5
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38885Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38898Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.2Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-579w-82gf-89m2Advisoryvia CVE List
- blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.2/Referencevia CVE List