Gitea up to 1.25.4 Names path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Gitea up to 1.25.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Names Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-28705. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Gitea up to 1.25.4. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Names Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Gitea versions before 1.25.5 use release tag names and asset names as filesystem path components when dumping release assets, allowing specially crafted names to affect dump output paths.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-28705 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.25.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gitea 1.25.5
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/03/2026 CVE reserved
07/04/2026 +122 days Advisory disclosed
07/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28705 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376265

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2026 06:36
Changes: 07/04/2026 06:36 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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