VulnerabilityBleeping Computer
9.8 — CRITICAL
Over 8,300 Gitea servers vulnerable to code execution attacks
Over 8,300 Internet-exposed Gitea instances are still unpatched against a critical security flaw exploited in ongoing remote code execution attacks, according to cybersecurity watchdog Shadowserver. [...]
🤖 AI BriefingAuto-generated threat analysis
🔍Threat Overview
Over 8,300 Gitea servers remain vulnerable to remote code execution attacks due to unpatched CVE-2026-60004 vulnerability, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands with elevated privileges.
⚙️Technical Details
CVEs
CVE-2026-60004CVE-2026-20896Affected Systems: Gitea
Affected Systems
Gitea
Attack Vectors
NETWORK
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: CRITICAL
Who Is at Risk
Unpatched Gitea servers and repositories hosted on these servers
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Immediately upgrade to version 1.27.1 or later of Gitea
2Disable self-registration for new users
3Regularly scan for vulnerabilities in Gitea instances
📦Affected Products
Gitea GiteaGitea
🔐NVD Verified DataVERIFIED
CVE-2026-60004 ↗CVSS 9.8 — CRITICAL
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeaknesses
CWE-94
Affected Products (CPE)
Gitea Gitea
CVE-2026-20896 ↗CVSS 9.8 — CRITICAL
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeaknesses
CWE-284
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