Critical Gitea Flaw Let Unauthenticated Attackers Read Server Files via Org-Mode Markup

An unauthenticated attacker can read any file the service account can access on Gitea, the self-hosted Git platform, in versions 1.22.1 through 1.27.0. No login, no repository write access. A public repository and crafted Org-mode markup are enough. The flaw is fixed in Gitea 1.27.1.

The file-read flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-59774, rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8, and received its

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title: Critical Gitea Flaw Let Unauthenticated Attackers Read Server Files via Org-Mode Markup
additional: An unauthenticated attacker can read any file the service account can access on Gitea, the self-hosted Git platform, in versions 1.22.1 through 1.27.0. No login, no repository write access. A public repository and crafted Org-mode markup are enough. The flaw is fixed in Gitea 1.27.1.

The file-read flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-59774, rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8, and received its
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