CVE-2025-68939
Gitea <1.23.0 lets attackers upload attachments with forbidden extensions via API name edit.
Is CVE-2025-68939 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-68939 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-68939?
CVE-2025-68939 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.2. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-68939?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-68939. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-68939 affect?
CVE-2025-68939 affects Gitea <=1.22.x. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-68939?
Upgrade to 1.23.0+; review attachment allowlists
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Upload of disallowed file extensions via attachment API; potential for hosting malicious files or abuse if served.
Patch when possible
- affected< 1.23.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.