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CVE-2026-60004 - Gitea Code Injection Vulnerability (known exploited)

Added to CISA KEV on 2026-08-25. Gitea contains a code injection vulnerability that allows an attacker with repository write access to send a malicious patch to the diffpatch API endpoint to plant an executable Git hook and run shell commands as the Gitea service account.
CRITICAL CISA KEV ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
Severity & confidence
Source severitycritical
Platform severitycritical
Confidenceconfirmed
Exploitationactively exploited
CVSS-
Affected
Vendorsgitea.dev
ProductsGiteagitea.dev
Reporting sources (4)
CISA - Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
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CISA - Cybersecurity Advisories
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NIST NVD - National Vulnerability Database
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GitHub Security Advisories
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๐ŸŽฏ Why should I care?
  • On the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.
  • Credible sources report active exploitation in the wild.
Timeline & provenance
Published2026-08-25T00:00:00
Last updated2026-10-21T04:58:06
Ingested2026-08-25T18:04:02
FreshnessNEAR-REAL-TIME
Threat typeexploitation
Recommended action
Apply the vendor-supplied patch immediately. Review vendor and CISA guidance for detection and mitigation.
Next steps
  1. Identify affected systems in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor patch or mitigation guidance.
  3. Review logs for indicators described in the advisory.
  4. Follow the affected vendor/product to track updates.
Confidence explanation
This object is reported by 4 independent sources.
Source type: gov ยท Original: CISA - Known Exploited Vulnerabilities