VulnerabilityPublished 15 Nov 2026

CVE-2026-123065: Gitea · Path Traversal

Affects GiteaSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 28.4.0 when convenient.

Data as of 15 Nov 2026, 21:35 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Patch: Available – fixed in 28.4.0

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 15 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

cwe-639

What to do

Upgrade Gitea to 28.4.0.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Giteagitea.dev	Affected >=1.15.0 <28.4.0	Fixed in 28.4.0

AI-suggested

Upgrade Gitea to version 28.4.0 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. The fix restricts deletion of attachment files to those verified to belong to the release being edited. No other mitigation is indicated or necessary.

Description

CVE-2026-123065 is a path traversal vulnerability in Gitea affecting versions from 1.15.0 up to but not including 28.4.0. It allows a user with write access to releases to delete files of attachments that do not belong to the release by submitting crafted identifiers referencing other attachments' stored files. The attachment records remain, causing download failures for the affected files. The issue is fixed in version 28.4.0 by restricting deletion to only attachments belonging to the release being edited.

Impact

An authenticated user with write access to releases can delete attachment files belonging to other releases by exploiting the path traversal vulnerability. This can cause denial of access to legitimate attachment files as their content is removed, although the attachment metadata remains. There is no indication of remote code execution or privilege escalation beyond the write access requirement.

Summary

This vulnerability arises from improper verification when deleting attachment files during release edits in Gitea. Instead of verifying that the attachments to be deleted belong to the release, the system deletes files based on submitted identifiers. An attacker with write access to any repository's releases can exploit this by submitting a crafted identifier that resolves to another attachment's stored file, deleting it without authorization. The attachment record remains, leading to broken downloads. The fix in version 28.4.0 ensures that only files of attachments belonging to the release are deleted.

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #6OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
Architecture and Design
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks…
Implementation · Input Validation
Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being validated (CWE-180). Make sure that the application does not decode the same input twice (CWE-174).
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Path Traversal (opens in a new tab)
Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic (opens in a new tab)
Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls (opens in a new tab)
Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding (opens in a new tab)
Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 15 Nov 2026, 21:35 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-22

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