Email Address Manipulation in Gitea by Gitea
CVE-2026-27657

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitea

Status
Gitea Open Source Git Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-27657?

Versions of Gitea before 1.25.5 are susceptible to a vulnerability that allows users to change the primary email address of other users. This unauthorized modification can lead to various security issues, including potential account takeovers and phishing attacks. The Gitea team has addressed this vulnerability in version 1.25.5, which can be reviewed in their release notes.

Affected Version(s)

Gitea Open Source Git Server 0 < 1.25.5

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36586
patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36607
patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.5
release-notes

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

CsEnox
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