Description
Forgejo before 13.0.2 allows attackers to write to unintended files, and possibly obtain server shell access, because of mishandling of out-of-repository symlink destinations for template repositories. This is also fixed for 11 LTS in 11.0.7 and later.
References6
- blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.24.7/
- codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/milestone/27340
- codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/milestone/29156
- codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-p…
- codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-p…
- codeberg.org/forgejo/security-announcements/issues/43
Metrics
- CVSS 4.0
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9.5
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 43 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-61
Could this be exploited in your environment?
A patch closes the known hole. A penetration test shows what an attacker can still reach — with proof.