What is CVE-2025-8110?

CVE-2025-8110 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gogs, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-8110?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-8110 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-8110 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-12), indicating it is being actively exploited. 27 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Path Traversal in Gogs

CVE-2025-8110

Improper Symbolic link handling in the PutContents API in Gogs allows Local Execution of Code.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2025-12-10 · last modified 2026-10-14.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.852 (99.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-17.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.825 · newest: 0.852 · change: +0.027

Affected products

Gogs — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2026-01-12. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2026-02-02.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

9947ef80-c5d5-474a-bbab-97341a59000e (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Patch)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8110?: CVE-2025-8110 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gogs, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-8110?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-8110 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2025-8110 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-12), indicating it is being actively exploited. 27 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.