CVE-2026-96399
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CVE-2026-96399 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A repository's external issue tracker regular expression containing alternating capture groups could produce invalid slice indexes when Gitea rendered issue references, causing a runtime panic that terminated the Gitea process. A user who can edit a repository's external issue tracker settings could make any later rendering of matching content, such as viewing a README, crash the instance for all users.. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A repository's external issue tracker regular expression containing alternating capture groups could produce invalid slice indexes when Gitea rendered issue references, causing a runtime panic that terminated the Gitea process. A user who can edit a repository's external issue tracker settings could make any later rendering of matching content, such as viewing a README, crash the instance for all users.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | < 28.0.0 |
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Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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