CVE-2026-120263

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

When `[oauth2_client].ACCOUNT_LINKING` is set to `auto` (not the default) and registration is enabled, the link-account sign-up form looked up the existing account to link by the user name or email submitted in the form instead of the identity asserted by the OAuth2 provider. An attacker with an account on a configured OAuth2 provider could submit another user's name, link their external identity to that Gitea account and be signed in as it without its password, including as an administrator. The link persisted for later sign-ins. Automatic linking now only happens when the existing account matches the provider's email or provider-derived user name; otherwise the account password is required.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-287CWE-639

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-11-06: 111-06
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • cve.now@cvedotnow

    🔴 Newly rated critical, disclosed Nov 1 Gitea: 3 critical CVEs Worst: account takeover in OAuth2 (CVE-2026-120263) Patch → 28.3.0 https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120263?release=CVE-2026-116289,CVE-2026-117685&utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cvedotnow&utm_content=rollup

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