CVE-2026-54481 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Internal API HTTP client hardcodes InsecureSkipVerify:true with no config override (CWE-295)

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Gitea	Gitea Open Source Git Server

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References

Link	Providers
https://blog.gitea.com/gitea-1.27.0-is-released/
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.0
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-94v3-77j7-vm48

History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Gitea Gitea gitea Open Source Git Server
Vendors & Products		Gitea Gitea gitea Open Source Git Server

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Internal API HTTP client hardcodes InsecureSkipVerify:true with no config override (CWE-295)
Title		Internal API HTTP client hardcodes InsecureSkipVerify:true with no config override (CWE-295)
Weaknesses		CWE-295
References		https://blog.gitea.com/gitea-1.27.0-is-released/ https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.0 https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-94v3-77j7-vm48

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published: 2026-08-13T16:44:39.761Z

Updated: 2026-08-14T17:44:39.896Z

Reserved: 2026-07-08T09:19:08.760Z

Link: CVE-2026-54481

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-14T17:44:27.741Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T17:17:24.377

Modified: 2026-08-14T18:18:04.867

Link: CVE-2026-54481

Redhat

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