CVE-2026-25779: gitea gitea open source git server Open Redirect
CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumDeferred
AliasesGHSA-j5r2-4c8j-xc3mGO-2026-5448
Published 03-07-2026Last modified 07-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-25779 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Open Redirect vulnerability in gitea gitea open source git server. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 03-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Gitea versions up to and including 1.25.4 allow redirect bypasses through raw or percent-encoded backslashes in redirect_to values.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.1Preferred score · OSV · Go (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
26%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.34% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.34%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Code.gitea.io1 product
- gitea< 1.26.0
Gitea1 product
- gitea open source git server≤ 1.25.4
Github.com/go-gitea1 product
- gitea< 1.26.0
3 vendors · 3 products
References
6 links- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.5Release Notes
- blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.5/Release Notes
- github.com/go-gitea/giteaPACKAGE