---
id: CVE-2025-68939
aliases:
  - GHSA-263q-5cv3-xq9g
  - BIT-gitea-2025-68939
  - GO-2025-4261
title: Gitea allows attackers to add attachments with forbidden file extensions
summary: Gitea allows attackers to add attachments with forbidden file extensions
severity: high
cvss: 8.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'
vendor: gitea
product: code.gitea.io/gitea
ecosystem: go
affected:
  - code.gitea.io/gitea
published: '2025-12-26'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T03:50:31.291622959Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-263q-5cv3-xq9g'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68939'
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/32151'
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.23.0'
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea'
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.23.0'
tags:
  - osv
  - go
epss: 0.00332
epssPercentile: 0.23689
ingestedAt: '2026-09-12T03:13:01.744Z'
---

## Overview

Gitea before 1.23.0 allows attackers to add attachments with forbidden file extensions by editing an attachment name via an attachment API.

## Affected packages

- `code.gitea.io/gitea`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.