CVE-2026-73130
Gitea repository initialization resource exhaustion
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Oct 14, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 13, 2026
Description
Gitea does not limit the length of the gitignores field accepted by repository-creation forms and the API. Repository initialization splits the field into template names, repeatedly reads the referenced templates, and buffers their contents in memory. An attacker who can create repositories can submit an oversized value to amplify template reads and memory use, impairing availability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GiteaGitea |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-8r3w-5682-jrqfvendor-advisory
- Gitea 1.27.3 release announcementrelease-notes
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #39027patch
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #39040patch
- go-gitea/gitea v1.27.3 releaserelease-notes
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