CVE-2026-96404 Affecting gitea-fips-compat package, versions <28.0.0-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published15 Oct 2026
- disclosed6 Oct 2026
Introduced: 6 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-96404 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest gitea-fips-compat to version 28.0.0-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gitea-fips-compat package and not the gitea-fips-compat package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
When Gitea's web installer is reachable against a database that already contains users, such as after INSTALL_LOCK has been reset to false, submitting the install form with an administrator username matching an existing account issued an authenticated session for that account without verifying its password. If the account is an administrator, the session grants full administrative access, including changing the account's password. Databases with a single user also did not require the reinstall confirmation.
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96404
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MINI-g7fp-pr7m-c43g
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96404
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.0.0/
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39400
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-9h7g-h754-c8x2