---
title: "CVE-2026-95106: Gitea - Path Confusion"
description: "Gitea contains a path confusion vulnerability caused by accepting pushed Git trees with duplicate entries, letting contributors cause inconsistent file views between web and git checkout, exploit requires repository push access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-95106/
---

# CVE-2026-95106 Gitea - Path Confusion

Gitea contains a path confusion vulnerability caused by accepting pushed Git trees with duplicate entries, letting contributors cause inconsistent file views between web and git checkout, exploit requires repository push access.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.29% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95106)

## Details

Type

Path Confusion

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-706](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/706.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with incoming object consistency checks.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95106](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95106)
- [https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-6pv5-8rp7-8c75](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-6pv5-8rp7-8c75)
- [https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.0.0/](https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.0.0/)
- [https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39472](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39472)
- [https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0)

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