CVE-2026-105661 Gitea panic on the repositories route of individual users
Unauthenticated attackers can crash the Gitea server by requesting a specific user repository route, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-105661?
CVE-2026-105661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea, published on 18 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Requesting `/{username}/-/repositories` for an individual user instead of an organization made the organization home handler dereference a nil organization and panic. The request needs no authentication and no special configuration. The server answered with an HTTP 500 error and logged a panic for each request; the fix returns 404 for individual users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-105661?
How do I fix CVE-2026-105661?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-105661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-105661 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-105661 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3cr-qq9g-666c.