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TI-2026-83011 Aliases CVE-2026-119547GHSA-5fqg-pfrh-8fj8

Forgejo API lets authenticated users read other users' SSH keys

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

Forgejo through 15.0.11, 16.0.0 through 16.0.7, and 17.0.0 through 17.0.1 contains an information disclosure flaw in the GetPublicKey API handler (CWE-639). The handler lacks an ownership check on key lookups. An authenticated user with a read:user token or session can enumerate sequential key IDs to obtain titles, fingerprints and public key material of other users' SSH, deploy and principal keys.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

Forgejo through 15.0.11, 16.0.0 through 16.0.7, and 17.0.0 through 17.0.1 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the GetPublicKey API handler that lacks an ownership check on key lookups. Authenticated users with a read:user token or session can enumerate sequential key IDs to obtain titles, fingerprints and public key material of other users' SSH, deploy and principal keys.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00251 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Forgejoforgejoup to 15.0.11; 16.0.0 – 16.0.7; 17.0.0 – 17.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • forgejo VendorForgejo Affected up to 15.0.11; 16.0.0 – 16.0.7; 17.0.0 – 17.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Forgejo.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119547
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-5fqg-pfrh-8fj8
  3. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2026-83009 Forgejo server-side request forgery via OpenID Discovery CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-83010 Path traversal in Forgejo restore-repo lets attackers read files CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2026-60375 Forgejo before 16.0.4 allows remote code execution via a crafted template repository… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-42282 Forgejo < 15.0.3 - Stored XSS via Actions Run Full Name Rendering CVSS 4.0LOW 2.1
  • TI-2025-42393 Forgejo before 13.0.2 allows attackers to write to unintended files, and possibly obtain… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
  • TI-2023-27308 In Forgejo before 1.20.5-1, certain endpoints do not check whether an object belongs to a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
See all 10 →

Sources

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