Gitea installer authentication bypass for existing accounts
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, including changing the account's password. Databases with a single user also did not require the reinstall confirmation.
CVE-2026-96404
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-96404
Gitea
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "Gitea",
"product": "Gitea",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "1.27.3"
}
],
"packageName": "gitea.dev",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-96404
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
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- Event
- #11879 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date