VDB-389673 · CVE-2026-56443 · GCVE-0-2026-56443

Gitea up to 1.26.4 Token privileges management

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6.1	$0-$5k	1.03

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Gitea up to 1.26.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component Token. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-56443. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Gitea up to 1.26.4. This affects an unknown code of the component Token. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Token public-only scope bypassed on Limited-visibility owners (Repository + Package categories) — residual after CVE-2026-25714 / PR #37118

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-56443 since 07/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/13/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Name

Gitea

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

07/08/2026 CVE reserved
08/13/2026 +36 days Advisory disclosed
08/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-56443 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-56443
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389673

Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2026 19:16
Changes: 08/13/2026 19:16 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103