8.1

CVE-2026-28699: gitea gitea open source git server Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighDeferred
AliasesGHSA-9r5x-wg6m-x2rcGO-2026-5299
Published 03-07-2026Last modified 06-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-28699 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Access Control vulnerability in gitea gitea open source git server. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1

Timeline

  1. 03-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow OAuth2 access token scope enforcement to be bypassed through HTTP Basic authentication.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.55% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Code.gitea.io1 product
  • gitea< 1.26.2
Gitea1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links