CVE-2026-79960

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• 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

0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 11.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (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:H/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-13.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2026-10-06 19:24Z22 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-07 14:21Z21 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-10-04

Assigning CNA

Gitea

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

97f490cc272b5311989ec217a3f2c6e36f6655947ee20542414d2ba46f9b46c0

• github.comGitHub Security Advisory GHSA-7769-9pr9-m24hhttps://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-7769-9pr9-m24hvendor-advisory
• github.comFix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #37306https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37306patch
• blog.gitea.comGitea 28.0.0 release announcementhttps://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.0.0/release-notes
• github.comgo-gitea/gitea v28.0.0 releasehttps://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0release-notes