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CVE-2026-68957 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

Gitea's API and web issue-search paths do not treat restricted accounts as anonymous viewers when evaluating Limited-visibility repository owners. A restricted user can search and retrieve issue titles and bodies that should be hidden by the owner's visibility policy. Keyword matching can also reveal that hidden issue content or comments contain a supplied term.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NDDVolerionCVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.3/ Gitea LimitedRelease NotesVendor
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39004 Gitea LimitedIssue TrackingVendor
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39039 Gitea LimitedIssue TrackingVendor
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.3 Gitea LimitedRelease NotesVendor
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-wg93-gp4m-c6vr Gitea LimitedAdvisoryRemedyVendor

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-284Improper Access ControlCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Gitea
<= 1.27.2 (semver)

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • Upgrade: 1.27.3moderate effort

Change History

2 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-68957
NVD Published Date:
Oct 14, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Oct 14, 2026
Source:
Gitea Limited
CVE-2026-68957 Details - Not Deferred