7.5

CVE-2026-54481: gitea gitea open source git server Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighDeferred
AliasesGHSA-94v3-77j7-vm48GO-2026-6048
Published 13-08-2026Last modified 14-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-54481 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in gitea gitea open source git server. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1

Timeline

  1. 13-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Internal API HTTP client hardcodes InsecureSkipVerify:true with no config override (CWE-295)

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.29% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Code.gitea.io1 product
  • gitea< 1.27.0
Gitea1 product
Go1 product
  • gitea.dev< 1.27.0

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links