CVE-2026-96580
Gitea Actions memory exhaustion through large static matrices
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 6, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 6, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
Solution
- Reject static matrices exceeding 256 combinations.
- Implement size limits for workflow matrix expansion.
- Update Gitea to apply gates before matrix expansion.
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New CVE Received by 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
Oct. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CWE CWE-400 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/96xxx/CVE-2026-96580.json">CVE-2026-96580</a> Added Reference https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.0.0/ Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39295 Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0 Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-p3rv-cr5f-9gjh