Medium severity · published Jan 1, 2026
CVE-2025-69413
In Gitea before 1.25.2, /api/v1/user has different responses for failed authentication depending on whether a username exists
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Gitea before 1.25.2, /api/v1/user has different responses for failed authentication depending on whether a username exists.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Gitea · Gitea
before 1.25.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69413
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69413
Release Notes
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.2/
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/35984
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36002
Release Notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.2
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