CVE-2026-117635
Gitea admin API public-only token scope bypass
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The `/api/v1/admin` route group did not enforce the `public-only` restriction of personal access tokens. A public-only token with admin scope issued by a site administrator could therefore list private organizations and the email addresses of all users, create organizations, obtain runner registration tokens and create new site administrator accounts, the last of which persists after the token is revoked. Tokens of users who are not site administrators cannot reach these routes; public-only tokens are now rejected on the admin API.
| CWE | CWE-284 CWE-1259 |
| Vendor | gitea |
| Product | gitea |
| Published | Nov 1, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Gitea / Gitea
0 < 28.3.0
References
github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-37xv-m4w7-j2fh github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39690 github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39853 blog.gitea.com: https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0/ github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0
Credits
🔍 https://github.com/assakafpix 🔍 https://github.com/torjan0 https://github.com/silverwind