Resource exhaustion in Gitea

CVE-2026-62925

Gitea parses Alpine package uploads before enforcing package-size quotas and does not bound the decompressed .PKGINFO data or its dependency and provides entry counts. An authenticated user with package-publish permission can upload a small, highly compressed archive that causes disproportionately large memory allocations during parsing and metadata generation. On memory-constrained deployments, this can terminate the process or otherwise disrupt availability.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

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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

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-62925?
CVE-2026-62925 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-62925?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.