Gitea before 1.22.2 sometimes mishandles the propagation of token scope for access…
Priority LOW 24CWE-441Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Gitea before 1.22.2 sometimes mishandles the propagation of token scope for access control within one of its own package registries.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00276 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Gitea (Gitea): 1.22.2code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): 1.22.2Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | before 1.22.2 | 1.22.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) | before 1.22.2 | 1.22.2 | Patch available | GHSA-f85h-c7m6-cfpm |
- Gitea VendorGitea Affected before 1.22.2 Fixed in 1.22.2 Patch available CNA
- code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.22.2 Fixed in 1.22.2 Patch available GHSA-f85h-c7m6-cfpm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Gitea (Gitea) Fixed in 1.22.2
- Fix · GHSA-f85h-c7m6-cfpm code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.22.2 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Gitea 1.22.2
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-42398 Cross-site scripting in GiteaPriority LOW 24
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Pipelines | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 1 product
- OpenShift Pipelines
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68944
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f85h-c7m6-cfpm
References
More Gitea vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42785 Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-11072 The git hook feature in Gitea 1.1.0 through 1.12.5 might allow for authenticated remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-12910 Gitea before 1.16.7 does not escape git fetch remote. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-08404 models/repo_mirror.go in Gitea before 1.7.6 and 1.8.x before 1.8-RC3 mishandles mirror… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-00955 Open Redirect on login in go-gitea/gitea CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-68968 Push-to-create bypass of FORCE_PRIVATE policy in Gitea CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-68944 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68944 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f85h-c7m6-cfpm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68944 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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