CVE-2026-96404
When Gitea's web installer is reachable against a database that already contains users, such as after has been reset to , submitting the install form with an administr…
Published Oct 13, 2026
When Gitea's web installer is reachable against a database that already contains users, such as after has been reset to , submitting the install form with an administrator username matching an existing account issued an authenticated session for that account without verifying its password. If the account is an administrator, the session grants full administrative access, including changing the account's password. Databases with a single user also did not require the reinstall confirmation.
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Oct 13, 2026 · Tenable CVE Database
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When Gitea's web installer is reachable against a database that already contains users, such as after has been reset to , submitting the install form with an administrator username matching an existing account issued an authenticated session for that account without verifying its password. If the account is an administrator, the session grants full administrative access, including changing the acc
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- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96404
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cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-96404
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - Tenable CVE DatabaseVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96404
When Gitea's web installer is reachable against a database that already contains users, such as after has been reset to , submitting the install form with an administrator username matching an existing account issued an authenticated session for that account without verifying its password. If the account is an administrator, the session grants full administrative access, including changing the acc
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