Insufficient Permission Check in Gitea for Composer Links

Publication date: 2026-07-03

Last updated on: 2026-07-03

Assigner: Gitea Limited

Description

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 have insufficient permission checks for Composer package source links, which can expose private or internal package source information.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-07-03

Last Modified

2026-07-03

Generated

2026-07-04

AI Q&A

2026-07-04

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-27771

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
gitea	gitea	to 1.26.1 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1, where there are insufficient permission checks for Composer package source links.

Because of this, private or internal package source information can be exposed to unauthorized users.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that sensitive information about private or internal package sources may be disclosed.

This can lead to unauthorized access to proprietary or confidential package data, potentially compromising the security and integrity of software development processes.

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