Gitea up to 1.25.4 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gitea up to 1.25.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-26307. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gitea up to 1.25.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Gitea versions before 1.25.5 do not enforce a timeout on git grep searches, allowing expensive searches to consume server resources.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-26307 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

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-2026-26307 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-26307
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376267

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2026 06:36
Changes: 07/04/2026 06:36 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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