CVE-2026-95112

What it is

When processing issue and comment bodies, Gitea scanned the entire preceding text for action keywords such as "closes" or "fixes" once per Markdown link, giving processing time quadratic in the input size. An authenticated user able to submit issue or comment content could send a crafted body of about 1 MB that keeps a CPU core busy for several minutes while holding a database transaction open.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-10-06 20:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-10-13 15:36 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-10-06 20:17 UTC

Last modified

2026-10-13 15:36 UTC

Exploit probability

0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-407

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Gitea < 28.0.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High