CVE-2026-73535

Gitea second-factor bypass through OpenID identity linking

State
Published
Severity
8.8 High
Published
Oct 14, 2026
Updated
Oct 18, 2026
Reserved
Aug 13, 2026

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-304 Missing Critical Step in Authentication
  • CWE-696 Incorrect Behavior Order

Affected Products

ProductVersions
GiteaGitea
  • 1.27.1 and earlierAffected

References

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