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CVE-2026-60004

Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation.

CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
2.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.6/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 23.99%: +0.12

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 17 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
70/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
5/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL20/100

Sources and documents

Recorded Future
Press · 13 Oct 2026, 07:00 · 2026年9月 CVEの概況​​ - Recorded Future
Cyber Press
Press · 26 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Red Heron Hackers Exploit Critical Gitea RCE to Steal Source Code and Deploy Linux Rootkit - Cyber Press
Help Net Security
Press · 22 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Attacker compromised nearly 1000 Zyxel switches since August (CVE-2026-7273) - Help Net Security
GBHackers News
Press · 15 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Red Heron Hackers Exploit Critical Gitea RCE to Steal Source Code and Deploy Linux Rootkit - GBHackers News
The Hacker News
Press · 14 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Red Heron Exploits Gitea RCE to Compromise 13 Organizations Across Six Countries - The Hacker News
See all 17 source documents
Acronis
Press · 13 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Red Heron exploits Gitea n-day flaw in multinational campaign, exposing new Linux rootkit - Acronis
Recorded Future
Press · 13 Sep 2026, 07:00 · September 2026 CVE Landscape - Recorded Future
Help Net Security
Press · 30 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Week in review: Compromised Zimbra servers, previously patched Citrix NetScaler flaw exploited - Help Net Security
BleepingComputer
Press · 28 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Over 8,300 Gitea servers vulnerable to code execution attacks - BleepingComputer
Tech Times
Press · 27 Aug 2026, 07:00 · CISA Confirms Gitea CVE-2026-60004 Exploited: Cryptominer Hits 5,000 Exposed Dev Servers - Tech Times
The Hacker News
Press · 26 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as Reported Attack Drops Miner-Like Payload - The Hacker News
SecurityWeek
Press · 26 Aug 2026, 07:00 · CISA Warns of Exploited Gitea Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
Help Net Security
Press · 26 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Critical Gitea vulnerability now exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-60004) - Help Net Security
BleepingComputer
Press · 26 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Hackers now exploit critical Gitea flaw in code injection attacks - BleepingComputer
The Hacker News
Press · 05 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Critical Gitea Flaw Let Unauthenticated Attackers Read Server Files via Org-Mode Markup - The Hacker News
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 29 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Critical Gitea Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Execute Malicious Code Remotely - CyberSecurityNews
The Hacker News
Press · 29 Jul 2026, 07:00 · New Gitea RCE Lets Repository Writers Plant a Git Hook to Run Shell Commands - The Hacker News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 2.0 · reality 8.6 (2026-11-02 15:14). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

5

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 5 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
imbas007/CVE-2026-60004-POC177Python03 Aug 2026, 08:31
gagaltotal/CVE-2026-60004-poc-gitea20Go08 Aug 2026, 16:41
HackSpeak/CVE-2026-6000420Python04 Aug 2026, 12:31
erberkan/CVE-2026-60004-PoC00Python14 Sep 2026, 15:55
shinthink/CVE-2026-6000400Python03 Aug 2026, 12:47
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 24.0%
Attention, last 30 days
1 distinct story titles; 1 press documents; 1 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 14:00:17.665024+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
29 Jul 2026, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
25 Aug 2026, 00:00
Published
26 Aug 2026, 19:45
Latest press mention
13 Oct 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 14:00
PoCs on GitHub
5 repositories