Description
Gitea versions before 1.26.0 do not fail closed on bufio.Scanner errors while processing pre-receive hook input, allowing oversized input to bypass branch-protection checks.
Published: 2026-07-03
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea Open Source Git Server
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea Open Source Git Server

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Gitea versions before 1.26.0 do not fail closed on bufio.Scanner errors while processing pre-receive hook input, allowing oversized input to bypass branch-protection checks.
Title Gitea pre-receive hook can miss branch-protection checks after scanner errors
Weaknesses CWE-863
References

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Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-06T15:20:06.013Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T03:25:28.724Z

Link: CVE-2026-27780

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-06T15:19:54.650Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-07T19:15:16Z

Weaknesses