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Gitea Servers Exposed to Ongoing Code Execution Attacks

Thousands of Gitea servers remain vulnerable to code execution attacks, with 8393 Internet-exposed IPs still susceptible to CVE-2026-60004, a code injection bug that lets attackers execute arbitrary shell commands. This flaw can be easily exploited by anyone with write access to a repository, which is especially concerning since Gitea enables self-registration by default.

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Gitea Flaw Exploited in Code Injection Attacks

A critical flaw in Gitea, tracked as CVE-2026-60004, is being actively exploited in code injection attacks, putting nearly 5,000 self-hosted Git service instances at risk. Attackers can inject malicious code by submitting patches via Gitea's diffpatch API endpoint, allowing them to execute arbitrary shell commands.

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Gitea Flaw Lets Writers Run Shell Commands via Git Hook

A newly discovered vulnerability in Gitea, rated 9.8 in severity, allows ordinary repository writers to execute shell commands as the Gitea service account by exploiting a remote code execution bug via a cleverly planted Git hook. This critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-60004, puts Gitea users at risk of a devastating attack.

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