CVE-2026-28740

HIGH 7.1

Gitea LFS object reuse bypasses Code-unit authorization

CVSS Score

7.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.2 allow Git LFS object reuse to authorize private source objects for users who have repository access but lack Code-unit access.

CWE	CWE-639 CWE-863
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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Gitea / Gitea Open Source Git Server

0 ≤ 1.26.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-2m9v-5q2g-58vq github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38050 github.com: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3 blog.gitea.com: https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4/

Credits

🔍 m2hcz