CVE-2026-22555

HIGH 8.1

Gitea organization forks can expose organization secrets without create permission

CVSS Score

8.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Gitea versions before 1.26.0 allow API users to fork a repository into an organization without first passing the CanCreateOrgRepo check, which can expose organization secrets.

CWE	CWE-284
Vendor	gitea
Product	gitea open source git server
Published	Jul 3, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Gitea / Gitea Open Source Git Server

0 < 1.26.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-fhx7-m96w-mv29 github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36950 github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.0 blog.gitea.com: https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.0/

Credits

🔍 andrejtomci