Exploited vulnerability CISA KEV
CVE-2026-60004: Gitea Code Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2026-60004 is a vulnerability in Gitea Gitea that CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 25, 2026, meaning there is evidence it is being exploited. US federal civilian agencies must complete the required action by August 28, 2026.
CVE-2026-60004 is a vulnerability in Gitea Gitea that CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 25, 2026, meaning there is evidence it is being exploited. US federal civilian agencies must complete the required action by August 28, 2026.
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-60004
- Vendor / project
- Gitea
- Product
- Gitea
- Added to KEV
- Due date
- Days to remediate
- 3
- Known ransomware use
- Unknown
- Weakness
- CWE-94
CISA description #
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.
Required action #
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Notes and references #
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr6-4jqh-j84m ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60004
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