CVE-2026-59774 Details.
Gitea 1.22.1-1.27.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
Atlas does not check this one. Needs requests that change data.
To test for this one, the check would have to send requests that could change data on the site. Atlas only ever reads public pages, so it does not run this check.
About CVE-2026-59774. What It Means.
Gitea versions 1.22.1 through 1.27.0 initialize the go-org markup renderer without replacing its default ReadFile callback. An unauthenticated attacker can submit Org-mode markup containing an #+INCLUDE directive with an absolute path to the repository markup endpoint of any public repository, causing the server to read and render arbitrary files accessible to the Gitea service user.
Affected Product. What Is Hit.
- Vendor
- go-gitea
- Product
- Go Gitea Gitea
References. Where To Read More.
FAQ
Common Questions.
Gitea 1.22.1-1.27.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read. Gitea versions 1.22.1 through 1.27.0 initialize the go-org markup renderer without replacing its default ReadFile callback. An unauthenticated attacker can submit Org-mode markup containing an #+INCLUDE directive with an absolute path to the repository markup endpoint of any public repository, causing the server to read and render arbitrary files accessible to the Gitea service user.
No. To test for this one, the check would have to send requests that could change data on the site. Atlas only ever reads public pages, so it does not run this check. The facts about CVE-2026-59774 are on this page, and you can request a demo to see how Brandefense watches your whole external attack surface.
CVE-2026-59774 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing.
Update Go Gitea Gitea to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. Vendor links are listed on this page when they are known.
This page lists the public facts about CVE-2026-59774. Atlas does not run a check for it, so nothing here says whether a particular site is affected.