CVE-2026-105661
Gitea panic on the repositories route of individual users
Description
Requesting `/{username}/-/repositories` for an individual user instead of an organization made the organization home handler dereference a nil organization and panic. The request needs no authentication and no special configuration. The server answered with an HTTP 500 error and logged a panic for each request; the fix returns 404 for individual users.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 18, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 18, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
Solution
- Update the repository handler logic.
- Validate user input before dereferencing.
- Ensure proper error handling for user lookups.
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New CVE Received by 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
Oct. 18, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Requesting `/{username}/-/repositories` for an individual user instead of an organization made the organization home handler dereference a nil organization and panic. The request needs no authentication and no special configuration. The server answered with an HTTP 500 error and logged a panic for each request; the fix returns 404 for individual users. Added CWE CWE-476 Added CWE CWE-248 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/105xxx/CVE-2026-105661.json">CVE-2026-105661</a> Added Reference https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.2.0/ Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39839 Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39847 Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.2.0 Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-c3cr-qq9g-666c