Resource exhaustion in Gitea Open Source Git Server
CVE-2026-42931
Denial of Service via Unbounded io.ReadAll in NPM Package Tag Endpoint
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Gitea Open Source Git Server — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (vendor-advisory)
- 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (release-notes)
- 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (release-notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-42931?
- CVE-2026-42931 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2026-42931?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.