---
id: CVE-2026-73535
title: >-
  Gitea's OpenID connect handler accepts a user's password without enforcing
  enrolled TOTP or WebAuthn verification before completing sign-in and linking
  an OpenID identifier
summary: >-
  Gitea's OpenID connect handler accepts a user's password without enforcing
  enrolled TOTP or WebAuthn verification before completing sign-in and linking
  an OpenID identifier. When OpenID sign-in is enabled, an attacker who knows
  the victi…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-304
  - CWE-696
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T16:04:39.483'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73535'
references:
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.2/'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38805'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38810'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.2'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-8xjr-x7rg-hp5h'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T15:36:14.030Z'
---

## Overview

Gitea's OpenID connect handler accepts a user's password without enforcing enrolled TOTP or WebAuthn verification before completing sign-in and linking an OpenID identifier. When OpenID sign-in is enabled, an attacker who knows the victim's password can obtain a session and link an attacker-controlled identifier. The attacker can then sign in through that identifier without the victim's password or second factor, and a password change does not remove the link.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.