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
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
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GiteaGitea |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-8xjr-x7rg-hp5hvendor-advisory
- Gitea 1.27.2 release announcementrelease-notes
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38805patch
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38810patch
- go-gitea/gitea v1.27.2 releaserelease-notes
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