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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-73278 EUVD-2026-93940

Gitea WebAuthn bypass during OAuth and OIDC sign-in

Published Oct 6, 2026 · Updated Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by Gitea

Description

Gitea's OAuth2 and OpenID Connect sign-in paths do not require a WebAuthn challenge when WebAuthn is the account's only configured second factor. A party able to authenticate through the affected external identity flow can obtain a full session without the passkey verification enforced during password login. One affected path can also persist an external identity link, extending the compromise beyond the initial session; accounts with TOTP configured are outside the reported WebAuthn-only scenario.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Gitea Gitea 1.16.0 – ≤ 1.27.1 —

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