Improper Symbolic link handling in the PutContents API in Gogs allows Local Execution of Code.
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Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-12), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.
Improper Symbolic link handling in the PutContents API in Gogs allows Local Execution of Code.
December 10, 2025
January 20, 2026
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8110Upstream fix in progress (PR #8078 · gogs/gogs, state=closed)
https://github.com/gogs/gogs/pull/8078Fix landed in gogs/gogs commit 553707f3fd5f — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/553707f3fd5f68f47f531cfcff56aa3ec294c6f6| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | gogs.io/gogs | — | ghsa |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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Working exploit code is in the public domain (6 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
Gogs CVE-2025-8110 RCE Exploit
Open source ↗GOGS RCE cve-2025-8110 python script that automates the whole attack chain of creating a repository with a symlink file pointing to .git/config and then triggering rce via a poisoned sshCommand on the config file.
Open source ↗CVE-2025-8110 — Gogs <= 0.13.3 Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Traversal in PutContents API
Open source ↗CVE-2025-8110 PoC
Open source ↗Detection template for CVE-2025-8110
Open source ↗Gogs <= 0.13.3 - Remote Code Execution
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