CVE-2026-73535
Gitea's OpenID connect handler accepts a user's password without enforcing enrolled TOTP or…
- Risk score
- 60/100
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.4%
- Published
- 14 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Gitea's OpenID connect handler accepts a user's password without enforcing enrolled TOTP or WebAuthn verification before completing sign-in and linking an OpenID identifier. When OpenID sign-in is enabled, an attacker who knows the victim's password can obtain a session and link an attacker-controlled identifier. The …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 8.8 high
References
Original description
Gitea's OpenID connect handler accepts a user's password without enforcing enrolled TOTP or WebAuthn verification before completing sign-in and linking an OpenID identifier. When OpenID sign-in is enabled, an attacker who knows the victim's password can obtain a session and link an attacker-controlled identifier. The attacker can then sign in through that identifier without the victim's password or second factor, and a password change does not remove the link.
Last activity 14 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.