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CVE-2026-60004 CISA KEV critical CVSS 9.8

[KEV] Code Injection in gitea.dev (CVE-2026-60004)

Summary

Code injection in gitea.dev (CVE-2026-60004). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Exploitable via diffpatch. Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.27.1 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities NVD GitHub Advisory CISA KEV

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-60004 has been found in gitea.dev.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like diffpatch over the network to misuse the product.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
Note: CISA has officially confirmed this is actively exploited in the wild. Treat it with elevated urgency.
What to do: upgrade gitea.dev to 1.27.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "gitea.dev CVE-2026-60004" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-60004 (gitea.dev) — CWE-94 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: diffpatch / gitea_diffpatch_rce_poc.py / app.ini
Patched: 1.27.1 — apply immediately
Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited, treat as top priority.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

Arbitrary code execution (CWE-94) exists in gitea.dev. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via diffpatch without authentication.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of gitea.dev. Attack surface: diffpatch / gitea_diffpatch_rce_poc.py / app.ini.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited in the wild, treat as top priority.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 1.27.1.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'gitea.dev' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify 
    grep -r 'gitea.dev' . | grep -v node_modules

    リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で gitea.dev を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 2
    Consider incident declaration escalate 
    Notify SOC / on-call

    CISA KEV登録済 = 実環境で悪用が観測されている。侵入の兆候があればインシデント対応宣言、無くてもパッチ適用までWAF強化を最優先で。

  3. 3
    Apply patch patch 
    Upgrade gitea.dev to 1.27.1

    ステージング環境で 1.27.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。

  4. 4
    Post-deployment verification verify 
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

go gitea.dev
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.1"}]}]
Bitnami gitea
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.17.0"},{"fixed":"1.27.1"}]}]

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