CVE-2026-120263
CRITICAL
INFO
Priority: 0.02
BB Relevance:
80/100
Published: 2026-11-01
Modified: 2026-11-06
First seen: 2026-11-01
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
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.
Weakness Classification (2)
References & Advisories (5)
vendor-advisory
release-notes
release-notes
patch
patch