High severity · published Jul 3, 2026
CVE-2026-58423
LFS authentication bypass via malformed SSH sub-verb allows unauthorized read access to private repositories
7.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
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
GO
Gitea Open Source Git Server · Gitea
1.23.0 through 1.26.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58423
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58423
blog.gitea.com
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4/
github.com
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38008
github.com
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.4
github.com
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-7wvc-rvp7-w99x
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