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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N H N N U H H H 8.1 .0044 36.5 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Gitea unspecified —
TIMELINE Oct 4 Reserved by Gitea Oct 6 Published (CNA: Gitea) Oct 13 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-96404 (Gitea). Public exploit reference added.
When Gitea's web installer is reachable against a database that already contains users, such as after `INSTALL_LOCK` has been reset to `false`, submitting the install form with an administrator username matching an existing account issued an authenticated session for that account without verifying its password. If the account is an administrator, the session grants full administrative access, including changing the account's password. Databases with a single user also did not require the reinstall confirmation.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| October 4, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Gitea |
| October 6, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Gitea) |
| October 13, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-96404 (Gitea). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | — | — | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-96404 at cve.org
Vendors: gitea
Weaknesses: CWE-287
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