Gitea up to 1.25.x Organization access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Gitea up to 1.25.x. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Organization Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22555. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gitea up to 1.25.x and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Organization Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Gitea versions before 1.26.0 allow API users to fork a repository into an organization without first passing the CanCreateOrgRepo check, which can expose organization secrets.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-22555 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 1.26.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (Gitea): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Gitea 1.26.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/03/2026 CVE reserved
07/04/2026 +122 days Advisory disclosed
07/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-fhx7-m96w-mv29
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22555 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376204

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2026 05:50
Changes: 07/04/2026 05:50 (66)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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