CVE-2026-96580
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CVE-2026-96580 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Gitea expanded a workflow's static `strategy.matrix` into its full Cartesian product without a size limit when creating a run, before the fork pull request approval gate applied. A user who can open a pull request from a fork could submit a small workflow file whose matrix expands to a very large number of jobs, consuming server memory and potentially terminating the Gitea process. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Gitea expanded a workflow's static `strategy.matrix` into its full Cartesian product without a size limit when creating a run, before the fork pull request approval gate applied. A user who can open a pull request from a fork could submit a small workflow file whose matrix expands to a very large number of jobs, consuming server memory and potentially terminating the Gitea process. No runner is required. Static matrices above 256 combinations are now rejected before expansion.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | < 28.0.0 |
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