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CVE-2025-8110 KEVPublic exploit High · 8.8 EPSS 85.2%

Gogs Path Traversal Vulnerability

Gogs · Gogs

Summary

The flaw is improper symbolic link handling in the PutContents API of Gogs, a self-hosted Git service. An attacker with low-privilege authenticated access over the network, requiring no user interaction, can exploit this to achieve local code execution, with the flaw classed as a path traversal issue.

Official description · NVD

Improper Symbolic link handling in the PutContents API in Gogs allows Local Execution of Code.

Breakdown
74.1 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
2/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

First seen exploited the day it was disclosed. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 1 day after disclosure.

  1. DisclosedFirst seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidenceday 0
  2. Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+1 day
  3. Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+33 days

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

Exploited via network-facing API endpoint

Improper Symbolic link handling in the PutContents API in Gogs
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ExecutionTA0002

Command and Scripting Interpreter T1059 Medium
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

Direct impact is code execution

allows Local Execution of Code
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗

Detection

0 rules for this CVE · 244 general rules for its techniques

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Am I affected? What do I upgrade to?

From GitHub Security Advisories and OSV

1 package in 1 ecosystem. Main package: gogs.io/gogs.

No fixed version published. Check the advisory or remove the package.

Affected versions, by release line

If you runUpgrade to
All versionsNo fix published
0.13.3 and earlierNo fix published

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What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

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References

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