CVE-2026-107618 Gitea cross-site request forgery on repository topics
A CSRF vulnerability allows attackers to modify repository topics if an administrator visits a malicious page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-107618?
CVE-2026-107618 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitea, published on 18 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
`POST /{owner}/{repo}/topics` was registered without the sign-in middleware that provides the cross-origin protection, so a request issued by a third-party site was not rejected. A repository administrator who visited a malicious page could have the topics of their repository changed. No other repository settings were reachable through this route.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-107618?
How do I fix CVE-2026-107618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-107618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-107618 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-107618 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jmf-h2cm-hg7w.