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Servers and applications

CVE-2026-73278

Gitea's OAuth2 and OpenID Connect sign-in paths do not require a WebAuthn challenge when WebAuthn is the account's only configured second factor. A party able to authenticate through the affected external identity flow can obtain a full session without the passkey verification enforced during password login. One affected path can also persist an external identity link, extending the compromise…

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
6 Oct 2026
Last changed
13 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
1.27.2
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GiteaServers and applications · cpe:a:gitea:gitea
  • From 1.16.0 before 1.27.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73278
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73278