VDB-437552 · CVE-2026-120725 · GCVE-0-2026-120725

Gitea up to 28.3.x Git LFS endpoint missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Gitea up to 28.3.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Git LFS endpoint. Such manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-120725. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gitea up to 28.3.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Git LFS endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

With `REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW = true`, the Git LFS endpoints still answered unauthenticated requests for repositories that are not private. An anonymous client who knows the path of such a repository and the SHA-256 of an LFS object could download the object, and could use the batch endpoint to test whether an object exists. The Git LFS endpoints now require authentication when sign-in is required to view the instance.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-120725 since 11/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 28.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Name

Gitea

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Gitea 28.4.0

Timelineinfo

11/15/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/15/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
11/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: Gitea
CVE: CVE-2026-120725 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-120725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-437552

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2026 22:46
Changes: 11/15/2026 22:46 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103