CVE-2026-117635

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    CVE-2026-117635

    Published: 1 Nov 2026Last Modified: 2 Nov 2026

    Summary: Gitea admin API public-only token scope bypass

    Details: 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.

    References: https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/117xxx/CVE-2026-117635.json, https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39690, https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39853, https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0, https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-37xv-m4w7-j2fh, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117635

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4f5a3e13e5f3aca85d830e3a9024c893b0bbf1e1

    Affected versions

    v28.2.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High