VDB-429630 · CVE-2026-117646 · GCVE-0-2026-117646

Gitea up to 28.2.x User Profile privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Gitea up to 28.2.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component User Profile. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-117646. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gitea up to 28.2.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component User Profile. 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. CVE summarizes:

The repositories, stars and watching tabs of user profiles and the repository list of organization home pages included private repositories for every signed-in request without checking whether the request used a personal access token restricted to public resources (`public-only`). A holder of such a token could list the private repositories visible to the token's owner, and that user's stars and watches of private repositories. The API and the profile activity tab already applied the restriction. The impact is disclosure of repository names and metadata, not of repository content.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-117646 since 11/01/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 28.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Gitea 28.3.0

Timelineinfo

11/01/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/01/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
11/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: Gitea
CVE: CVE-2026-117646 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-117646
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-429630

Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2026 11:14
Changes: 11/01/2026 11:14 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103