Forgejo up to 16.0.3 Template Expansion code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Forgejo up to 16.0.3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Template Expansion. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-89094. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Forgejo up to 16.0.3. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Template Expansion. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Forgejo before 16.0.4 allows remote code execution via a crafted template repository because template expansion on files in .forgejo/template is mishandled.

It is possible to read the advisory at news.ycombinator.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-89094 since 09/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 16.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.9
CNA Vector (MITRE): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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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: Forgejo 16.0.4

Timelineinfo

09/10/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/10/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
09/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: news.ycombinator.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-89094 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-89094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-402227

Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2026 23:08
Changes: 09/10/2026 23:08 (62)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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