Bug 2547061 (CVE-2026-96404) - CVE-2026-96404 code.gitea.io/gitea: Gitea: Authentication bypass via web installer
Summary: CVE-2026-96404 code.gitea.io/gitea: Gitea: Authentication bypass via web inst...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-96404
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-10-06 19:43 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-07 03:33 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-06 19:43:21 UTC
When Gitea's web installer is reachable against a database that already contains users, such as after `INSTALL_LOCK` has been reset to `false`, submitting the install form with an administrator username matching an existing account issued an authenticated session for that account without verifying its password. If the account is an administrator, the session grants full administrative access, including changing the account's password. Databases with a single user also did not require the reinstall confirmation.


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