Gitea substitutes a URL derived from the markup Context field into external renderer command templates without escaping the reference path before shell-style argument splitting. A crafted Context can inject additional renderer arguments, including options that load executable filter files. On deployments using a susceptible external renderer such as pandoc, a user who can place a filter file at an accessible path can cause it to execute as the Gitea service account; the public repository markup endpoint itself can be reachable without authentication.
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Gitea substitutes a URL derived from the markup Context field into external renderer command templates without escaping the reference path before shell-style argument splitting. A crafted Context can inject additional renderer arguments, including options that load executable filter files. On deployments using a susceptible external renderer such as pandoc, a user who can place a filter file at an accessible path can cause it to execute as the Gitea service account; the public repository markup endpoint itself can be reachable without authentication. | |
| Title | Gitea external renderer argument injection and code execution | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-88 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Gitea
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Updated: 2026-10-14T14:37:44.243Z
Reserved: 2026-08-13T16:50:59.746Z
Link: CVE-2026-73539
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-14T15:17:23.633
Modified: 2026-10-14T16:04:39.483
Link: CVE-2026-73539
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