{
    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-73535",
        "assignerOrgId": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Gitea",
        "dateReserved": "2026-08-13T16:50:58.701Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-10-14T14:37:39.073Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-14T14:37:39.073Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
                "shortName": "Gitea",
                "dateUpdated": "2026-10-14T14:37:39.073Z"
            },
            "title": "Gitea second-factor bypass through OpenID identity linking",
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Gitea's OpenID connect handler accepts a user's password without enforcing enrolled TOTP or WebAuthn verification before completing sign-in and linking an OpenID identifier. When OpenID sign-in is enabled, an attacker who knows the victim's password can obtain a session and link an attacker-controlled identifier. The attacker can then sign in through that identifier without the victim's password or second factor, and a password change does not remove the link."
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
                {
                    "vendor": "Gitea",
                    "product": "Gitea",
                    "packageName": "gitea.dev",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "1.27.1",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-8xjr-x7rg-hp5h",
                    "name": "GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-8xjr-x7rg-hp5h",
                    "tags": [
                        "vendor-advisory"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.2/",
                    "name": "Gitea 1.27.2 release announcement",
                    "tags": [
                        "release-notes"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38805",
                    "name": "Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38805",
                    "tags": [
                        "patch"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38810",
                    "name": "Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38810",
                    "tags": [
                        "patch"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.2",
                    "name": "go-gitea/gitea v1.27.2 release",
                    "tags": [
                        "release-notes"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "problemTypes": [
                {
                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "lang": "en",
                            "type": "CWE",
                            "cweId": "CWE-304",
                            "description": "CWE-304: Missing Critical Step in Authentication"
                        },
                        {
                            "lang": "en",
                            "type": "CWE",
                            "cweId": "CWE-696",
                            "description": "CWE-696: Incorrect Behavior Order"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "credits": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "https://github.com/r0hanSH",
                    "type": "reporter"
                },
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "https://github.com/cyberlanc3r",
                    "type": "reporter"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}