CVE-2026-27657
Gitea email settings allow changing another user's primary email address
HIGH 7.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.45 % · percentile 39 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Gitea
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
Gitea versions before 1.25.5 allow a user to change another user's primary email address.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (IDOR)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-4c8f-3m6h-m56r — Gitea primary email ownership bypass allows cross-user email changes
- GO-2026-6335 — Gitea primary email ownership bypass allows cross-user email changes in code.gitea.io/gitea
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-41632
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-27657
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Gitea · Gitea Open Source Git Server | affected 0 < 1.25.5 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |