Information Disclosure in Gitea Product by Go-Gitea Vendor
CVE-2026-117646

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitea

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 November 2026

What is CVE-2026-117646?

The vulnerability allows potential exposure of private repository information and metadata in Gitea due to insufficient access token verification. Users with a personal access token restricted to public resources can inadvertently access information about private repositories, including their names and user-associated activities like stars and watches. This flaw affects the user profile and organization home pages, with private repositories being displayed without proper restrictions in signed-in sessions. Although sensitive content remains protected, repository metadata is disclosed, raising concerns about privacy and secure access.

Affected Version(s)

Gitea 0 < 28.3.0

References

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

https://github.com/nicetrykiddo
https://github.com/d3do-23
https://github.com/silverwind
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