CVE-2026-70407: gitea Improper Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-70407 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Authorization vulnerability in gitea. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 14-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Gitea's organization-list API does not enforce the read:organization token scope. A token limited to another category, such as read:misc, can retrieve organization metadata visible to its owner. For a site administrator's token, the response can include Limited and private organizations, bypassing the intended restriction on the token's delegated access.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
23%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Gitea1 product
- gitea≤ 1.27.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
5 links- blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.3/Release Notes
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.3Release Notes