Token Public-Only Scope Bypass in Gitea Affecting Limited-Visibility Owners
CVE-2026-56443

9.6CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitea

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

What is CVE-2026-56443?

The vulnerability allows a token public-only scope bypass for limited-visibility owners within the Gitea platform. Residual effects from a previous vulnerability (CVE-2026-25714) contribute to this security flaw, posing a risk to repository and package categories. Users are encouraged to update to the latest Gitea version to mitigate potential security risks.

Affected Version(s)

Gitea Open Source Git Server 0 <= 1.26.4

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHS...
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.0
release-notes
https://blog.gitea.com/gitea-1.27.0-is-released/
release-notes

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.6
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

JebeenLee
alecclyde
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