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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | 1.16.0 – ≤ 1.27.1 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2863 Gitea: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 14, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-92j2-6qcg-c28c vendor-advisory
- Gitea 1.27.2 release announcement release-notes
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38805 patch
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38810 patch
- go-gitea/gitea v1.27.2 release release-notes