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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2026-25718 json

Gitea template repository generation mishandles symlinked paths

published 2026-07-03 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 15 d ago also GHSA-h697-89cp-24q8 , GO-2026-6340 , EUVD-2026-41624

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Gitea versions before 1.25.5 mishandle path resolution during template repository generation, allowing template processing to read or write through symlinked or otherwise non-regular paths.

Patch / fix

  • go code.gitea.io/gitea 1.25.5
  • Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server 1.25.5
  • govulncheck-vulndb SLES 16.0, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 0.0.20260902T191204-160000.1.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:23692-1SUSE-SU-2026:23712-1

  • govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 16.0 0.0.20260902T191204-160000.1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21812-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go code.gitea.io/gitea
<1.25.5
1.25.5

Affected products

  • Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.