CVE-2026-24135: Gogs vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion via path traversal in wiki page update

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-24135 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in gogs. EPSS estimates a 0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-02-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. In version 0.13.3 and prior, a path traversal vulnerability exists in the updateWikiPage function of Gogs. The vulnerability allows an authenticated user with write access to a repository's wiki to delete arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the old_title parameter in the wiki editing form. This issue has been patched in versions 0.13.4 and 0.14.0+dev.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted DirectoryThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.