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Servers and applications

CVE-2026-96404

When Gitea's web installer is reachable against a database that already contains users, such as after `INSTALL_LOCK` has been reset to `false`, submitting the install form with an administrator username matching an existing account issued an authenticated session for that account without verifying its password. If the account is an administrator, the session grants full administrative access,…

Severity
High 8.1
Published
6 Oct 2026
Last changed
13 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
28.0.0
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GiteaServers and applications · cpe:a:gitea:gitea
  • Every version before 28.0.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96404
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96404