Path traversal in gogs - CVE-2025-8110
Published: December 11, 2025 / Updated: April 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119869
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8110
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: gogs.io
Affected software:
gogs
gogs
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper symbolic link handling in the PutContents API caused by insufficient patch for #VU119868 (CVE-2024-55947). A remote user can write file to arbitrary location on the system and execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-8110
Install update from vendor's website.