CVE-2026-60004

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS: 23.99%
EPSS Percentile: 97.84%
CISA KEV: YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

Description

Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 27-Aug-2026 03:17
Last Modified: 27-Aug-2026 18:41
EPSS Date: 2026-10-22
CWE: CWE-94

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:N /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:N /
                            UI:N /
                            S:U /
                            C:H /
                            I:H /
                            A:H

CISA KEV Details

Date Added: 2026-08-25
Remediation Due: 2026-08-28
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown
Required Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Notes: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr6-4jqh-j84m ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60004

CNA Products / Version Status

Gitea · Gitea Source: CNA · [email protected]
Default status: unaffected

1.17 ≤ version < 1.27.1 — affected (custom)

Affected Products / Versions

gitea / gitea Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 1.17.0 · before (exclusive) 1.27.1
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 03-Nov-2026 16:31
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (7)

9. Gitea Git Hook RCE (CVE-2026-60004) 10 RCE Vulnerabilities Defenders Should Prioritize, Including Exploited Zero-Days
CVE-2026-60004 Recorded Future Reports 94 High-Impact Vulnerabilities in September 2026, Including 80 Actively Exploited
GlobalProtect, FlowiseAI (CVE-2026-56271), the Linux kernel’s Dirty Pipe flaw (CVE-2022-0847), Gitea (CVE-2026-60004), Nuclio (CVE-2026-79756), SENAITE LIMS (CVE-2026-54569) and Proxmox VE (CVE-2023-54391). Chinese-Speaking Hackers Exploit WordPress and Other Flaws to Steal Government Data
campaign in which a Chinese-speaking threat actor, tracked as Red Heron, rapidly weaponized CVE-2026-60004 to compromise internet-facing instances of Gitea, a self-hosted source-code management platform. The Red Heron Exploits Gitea CVE-2026-60004 in Multinational Campaign, Deploys Linux Rootkit
CVE-2026-60004 Recorded Future Identifies 73 High-Impact Vulnerabilities in August, 70 Actively Exploited

CVE (145)

Malware (12)

People (4)

Threat Actors (9)

MITRE ATT&CK (23)

Vendors (34)

Products (89)

Tools (18)

Industries (12)

Countries (10)

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