Token Bypass Vulnerability in Gitea by Go Gitea
CVE-2026-24791

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitea

Status
Gitea Open Source Git Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-24791?

A security vulnerability exists in Gitea that allows public-only tokens to bypass private-resource restrictions on the '/api/v1/user' self routes. This can expose sensitive data or functions that should be restricted to authorized users only. The issue has been addressed in the latest version, enhancing API protection against unauthorized access.

Affected Version(s)

Gitea Open Source Git Server 1.22.3 <= 1.26.1

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHS...
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37118
patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2
release-notes

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

kamil-sawicki
.