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CVE-2026-117635

Gitea admin API public-only token scope bypass

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 18th percentile. Fixed in 28.3.0.

CVSS 3.16.5MediumEPSS percentile18th0.3% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix28.3.0Upgrade to this build
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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

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What to do

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  • GiteaAffected: < 28.3.0Upgrade to: 28.3.0Stated by: CVE record

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

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Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS18th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 18th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

4 events over 5 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Record updated
  2. Publishedweakness classified, record updated

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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

Scored 6.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

Sources

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