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CVE-2022-42968

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-88

Description

Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend. Arguments to git commands are mishandled.

Affected products

• Gitea Open Source Git Server: before 1.17.3 — fixed in 1.17.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gitea Open Source Git Server 1.17.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21463
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.17.3
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-14
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21463
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.17.3
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-14

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