CVE-2026-73535Gitea second-factor bypass through OpenID identity linking
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Gitea's OpenID connect handler accepts a user's password without enforcing enrolled TOTP or WebAuthn verification before completing sign-in and linking an OpenID identifier. When OpenID sign-in is enabled, an attacker who knows the victim's password can obtain a session and link an attacker-controlled identifier. The attacker can then sign in through that identifier without the victim's password or second factor, and a password change does not remove the link.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-304, CWE-696
- 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 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Gitea Gitea gitea:gitea (from the name) | through 1.27.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-8xjr-x7rg-hp5hvendor-advisory
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.2/release-notes
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38805patch
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38810patch
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.2release-notes
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