Medium 4.3Published Oct 14, 2026

CVE-2026-73130Gitea repository initialization resource exhaustion

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 05:50 UTC)

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Gitea does not limit the length of the gitignores field accepted by repository-creation forms and the API. Repository initialization splits the field into template names, repeatedly reads the referenced templates, and buffers their contents in memory. An attacker who can create repositories can submit an oversized value to amplify template reads and memory use, impairing availability.

CVSS: 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Gitea
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Gitea Gitea gitea:gitea (from the name)	through 1.27.2	CNA record

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-8r3w-5682-jrqfvendor-advisory
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.3/release-notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39027patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39040patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.3release-notes

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