---
title: "CVE-2026-96399: Gitea - Denial of Service"
description: "Gitea contains a denial of service caused by invalid slice indexes from external issue tracker regex with alternating capture groups, letting users who can edit issue tracker settings crash the instance, exploit requires repository settings modification."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-96399/
---

# CVE-2026-96399 Gitea - Denial of Service

Gitea contains a denial of service caused by invalid slice indexes from external issue tracker regex with alternating capture groups, letting users who can edit issue tracker settings crash the instance, exploit requires repository settings modification.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.35% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96399)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

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

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-125](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with the fix applied.

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-2026-96399](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96399)
- [https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39354](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39354)
- [https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0)
- [https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mw6q-qj47-9g5q](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mw6q-qj47-9g5q)
- [https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.0.0/](https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.0.0/)

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