CVE-2026-73130 (GCVE-0-2026-73130)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-14 14:37 – Updated: 2026-10-14 15:03
VLAI
Title
Gitea repository initialization resource exhaustion
Summary
Gitea does not limit the length of the gitignores field accepted by repository-creation forms and the API. Repository initialization splits the field into template names, repeatedly reads the referenced templates, and buffers their contents in memory. An attacker who can create repositories can submit an oversized value to amplify template reads and memory use, impairing availability.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-14 14:46 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
Gitea CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 61/100 over 153 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Gitea Gitea Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.27.2 (semver)
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Credits
https://github.com/arpitjain099 https://github.com/bircni https://github.com/wxiaoguang
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