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Critical Gitea Flaw Under Active Exploitation, Researchers Warn
Critical
Summary
A critical vulnerability in Gitea’s reverse-proxy authentication mechanism is being actively exploited, allowing attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to Gitea instances. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20896, stems from default settings that permit connections from any IP address, and has led to the exposure of approximately 6,200 vulnerable deployments. Users are strongly advised to update their Gitea installations immediately to mitigate the risk of compromise.
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