CVE-2026-27783

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Authorization Bypass in Gitea Issue Template API

Publication date: 2026-07-03

Last updated on: 2026-07-03

Assigner: Gitea Limited

Description

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 do not enforce repository-unit authorization on issue-template API endpoints.

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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-2026-27783

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.

Attack-Flow Graph

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1, where the software does not enforce repository-unit authorization on issue-template API endpoints.

This means that users may be able to access or interact with issue-template API endpoints without proper authorization checks based on repository units.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to issue-template API endpoints in Gitea repositories.

According to the CVSS score of 4.3, the impact is limited to a low level of confidentiality loss, with no impact on integrity or availability.

An attacker with low privileges could potentially view some information they should not have access to, but cannot modify or disrupt the system.

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