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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.1 High

CVE-2026-96404

Gitea installer authentication bypass for existing accounts

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Gitea Gitea

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to ≤ 1.27.3affected

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