What is CVE-2026-25779?

CVE-2026-25779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-25779?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Open Redirect in Gitea Open Source Git Server

CVE-2026-25779

Gitea versions up to and including 1.25.4 allow redirect bypasses through raw or percent-encoded backslashes in redirect_to values.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.002 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitea Open Source Git Server — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (vendor-advisory)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (patch)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (patch)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (release-notes)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (release-notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-25779?: CVE-2026-25779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-25779?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.