CVE-2026-73800GHSA-r9ch-mqjm-g67v
Gitea reusable workflow secret exposure in pull_request_target
Gitea Gitea
CVSS
8.8HighExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.53%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
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 resolves local reusable workflow files from a fork's head commit when a trusted base-branch workflow runs for a pull_request_target event. A fork author can modify a referenced reusable workflow so attacker-controlled code executes with the repository and organization secrets available to that event. Exploitation requires a base workflow that calls a local reusable workflow, and bypasses the intended separation between trusted base code and untrusted fork code.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 2
- Giteaaffected: 1.19.0 before 1.27.2CVE List
- gitea/gitea>= 1.19.0GitHub
References 5
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38886Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38897Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.2Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-r9ch-mqjm-g67vAdvisoryvia CVE List
- blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.2/Referencevia CVE List