CVE-2026-42931

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 44.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-26.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-13 16:44Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-13 19:28Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-08

Assigning CNA

Gitea

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

8b1b9279c14a5ccd7e8d2385d53c9a4552a1d90205a34aa504e4aed20916d7f7

• github.comGitHub Security Advisoryhttps://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-wwqq-x6w4-frm2vendor-advisory
• github.comGitea v1.27.0 Releasehttps://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.0release-notes
• blog.gitea.comGitea v1.27.0 Release Blog Posthttps://blog.gitea.com/gitea-1.27.0-is-released/release-notes