CVE-2026-70406 (GCVE-0-2026-70406)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-14 14:36 – Updated: 2026-10-14 15:03
VLAI
Title
Gitea private comparison disclosure with public-only tokens
Summary
Gitea's shared comparison helper omits the token repository-access check used when updating pull requests. A public-only token with read:repository scope can route a comparison or pull request creation through a public base repository and retrieve commit history and diffs from a private head repository accessible to the token owner. This bypasses the token's public-only restriction; it does not remove the account's underlying repository permission checks.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-14 14:54 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
Gitea CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 61/100 over 153 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Gitea Gitea Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.27.2 (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
https://github.com/qw3rtyou https://github.com/bircni https://github.com/ohxorud-dev
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