CVE-2026-27761

Deferred Deferred - Pending Action

Gitea Feed Endpoint Access Token Scope Bypass

Publication date: 2026-07-03

Last updated on: 2026-07-07

Assigner: Gitea Limited

Description

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.2 allow repository RSS and Atom feed endpoints to bypass API access token scope checks, exposing private repository commit data to tokens without the required repository scope.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-07-03

Last Modified

2026-07-07

Generated

2026-07-24

AI Q&A

2026-07-04

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-22

NVD

CVE-2026-27761

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
gitea	gitea	to 1.26.2 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-863	The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability affects Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.2. It allows repository RSS and Atom feed endpoints to bypass API access token scope checks. As a result, private repository commit data can be exposed to tokens that do not have the required repository scope.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that private commit data from repositories may be exposed to unauthorized API tokens. This could lead to unintended disclosure of sensitive information contained in private repositories.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows private repository commit data to be exposed to tokens without the required repository scope due to bypassing API access token scope checks.

Exposure of private data could potentially lead to non-compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA, which require strict controls over access to sensitive or private information.

However, specific impacts on compliance depend on the nature of the data stored in the repositories and the regulatory requirements applicable to the organization.

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