Summary
Gitea: SSRF in restore-repo via unsanitized pull_request.yml Head.CloneURL
Impact
An attacker who can get an administrator to run gitea restore-repo
against a malicious dump (the same threat model already accepted for the
just-fixed path-traversal issue in this command, #38215) can make the
Gitea server issue a git fetch against an arbitrary attacker-chosen
URL. This allows:
- SSRF against internal-only services or cloud metadata endpoints
reachable from the Gitea host. - Disclosure of local git repositories reachable via
file://paths
readable by the Gitea process.
No public disclosure planned. Happy to provide further detail on
request.
Untrusted input controls the target URL of a server-initiated request, which may reach internal services not otherwise accessible from outside. Typical impact: access to internal metadata services, internal APIs, or cloud credentials.
CVE-2026-58441 has a CVSS score of 6.3 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (1.27.0); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2026-58441? CVE-2026-58441 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in code.gitea.io/gitea (go), affecting versions < 1.27.0. It is fixed in 1.27.0. Untrusted input controls the target URL of a server-initiated request, which may reach internal services not otherwise accessible from outside.
- How severe is CVE-2026-58441? CVE-2026-58441 has a CVSS score of 6.3 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of code.gitea.io/gitea are affected by CVE-2026-58441? code.gitea.io/gitea (go) versions < 1.27.0 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-58441? Yes. CVE-2026-58441 is fixed in 1.27.0. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2026-58441 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2026-58441 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2026-58441 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2026-58441? Upgrade
code.gitea.io/giteato 1.27.0 or later.