CVE-2026-73539

High

Description

Gitea substitutes a URL derived from the markup Context field into external renderer command templates without escaping the reference path before shell-style argument splitting. A crafted Context can inject additional renderer arguments, including options that load executable filter files. On deployments using a susceptible external renderer such as pandoc, a user who can place a filter file at an accessible path can cause it to execute as the Gitea service account; the public repository markup endpoint itself can be reachable without authentication.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGitea
PublishedOct 14, 2026
First seenOct 14, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-88CWE-88

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Gitea Giteav ≤ 1.27.1—

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