Read the docs
TI-2026-83608 Aliases CVE-2026-119625

Token scope bypass on Gitea user and organization feeds

Priority LOW 20CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Gitea versions before 28.3.0 accept personal access tokens over HTTP Basic authentication on the user route without checking their scope (CWE-863). A remote attacker with a low-privilege account and a token limited to an unrelated scope can read the owner's private activity through the user feeds, and a public-only token can list private repositories and organizations.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

The `/{username}` web route accepted personal access tokens over HTTP Basic authentication without checking their scope. A token confined to an unrelated scope, such as `read:issue`, could read its owner's private activity through the user RSS/Atom feed and the profile activity tab, and other members' activity in a private organization through the organization feed; a public-only token could list the owner's private repositories and organizations and render private profile READMEs. For a site administrator's token this applied to every account. Tokens are now accepted on this route only for feeds, which require `read:user` or `read:organization`.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00244 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Gitea (Gitea): 28.3.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GiteaGiteabefore 28.3.028.3.0Patch availableCNA
  • Gitea VendorGitea Affected before 28.3.0 Fixed in 28.3.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Gitea
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Gitea

Remediation

Upgrade Gitea to version 28.3.0 or later, which fixes this flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA Gitea (Gitea) Fixed in 28.3.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Gitea 28.3.0

    20 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-83610 Gitea OAuth2 auto-linking lets attackers take over accountsPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-83601 Gitea public-only token can expose private OCI blobs through package mountsPriority MEDIUM 47
    • TI-2026-83594 Gitea public-only token bypass exposes private repository jobsPriority MEDIUM 47
    Show all 20 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-01 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119625
  2. 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  3. 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  4. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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-2026-42033 Improper authorization on OAuth sign-in callback silently re-enables administrator-disabled accounts CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-40842 Privilege Escalation via Access Token Scope Escalation in API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-16922 Gitea Docker image trusts spoofable reverse-proxy headers by default CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42043 Team-repository linking endpoint bypasses the RepoAdminChangeTeamAccess organization setting CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-40381 OIDC userinfo Endpoint Returns Identity Claims Without Enforcing API Token Scopes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
See all 240 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences