Gitea Email Address Modification Vulnerability

Publication date: 2026-07-03

Last updated on: 2026-07-03

Assigner: Gitea Limited

Description

Gitea versions before 1.25.5 allow a user to change another user's primary email address.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-07-03

Last Modified

2026-07-03

Generated

2026-07-04

AI Q&A

2026-07-04

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-27657

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
gitea	gitea	to 1.25.5 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-639	The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Gitea versions before 1.25.5 and allows a user to change another user's primary email address.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could change the primary email address of another user, potentially leading to unauthorized access to communications, account recovery processes, or notifications intended for that user.

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