CVE-2026-25718criticalCWE-59

CVE-2026-25718: critical vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server

Gitea template repository generation mishandles symlinked paths

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28Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 9.1epss 0.6%
Gitea versions before 1.25.5 mishandle path resolution during template repository generation, allowing template processing to read or write through symlinked or otherwise non-regular paths.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
Gitea · Gitea Open Source Git Server
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