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CVE-2026-56750
Published:July 21, 2026
Updated:July 22, 2026
The vulnerability is in the Remember-Me (gitea_incredible) token validation logic, specifically when handling a compromised token (hash mismatch). The vulnerable function is this one: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/689ace1ce28fd74244b8aa335d9928cdbf6b22f9/services/auth/auth_token.go#L33-L64 Affected Endpoint POST "/user/login" (and any endpoint triggering "autoSignIn" via the Remember-Me cookie). Description Gitea implements Remember-Me cookies using a split token design (ID:Hash), "citing the Paragonie secure remember-me guide" (https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/689ace1ce28fd74244b8aa335d9928cdbf6b22f9/services/auth/auth_token.go#L21). When a token is used, its Hash is rotated, but the ID remains the same. If an attacker steals a user's Remember-Me token and uses it to authenticate, the attacker is issued a new rotated token (same ID, new Hash). When the legitimate user later attempts to use their original token, Gitea correctly detects a hash mismatch for the given ID. According to the referenced Paragonie specification, this indicates a compromised token, and ALL active remember-me sessions for that user MUST be invalidated. However, Gitea's "CheckAuthToken" function simply returns "ErrAuthTokenInvalidHash". The calling code ("autoSignIn") catches this error and deletes the victim's local cookie via "ctx.DeleteSiteCookie", but fails to delete the compromised token from the database. As a result, the attacker's active session is never invalidated, and the attacker maintains persistent, indefinite access to the victim's account, entirely defeating the purpose of the split-token security design.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.9.99 <v1.27.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.27.0
gitea.dev (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.9.99 <v1.27.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.27.0
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Insufficient Session Expiration