Gitea up to 1.26.1 User Organization API authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Gitea up to 1.26.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component User Organization API. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-25714. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gitea up to 1.26.1. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component User Organization API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 do not apply public-only token filtering consistently to the user organization API, leaving an incomplete fix for CVE-2025-68941.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-25714 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 1.26.2 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: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (Gitea): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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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 1.26.2
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-8629-vc8r-5p58
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-25714 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-25714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376210

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2026 05:51
Changes: 07/04/2026 05:51 (65)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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