Gitea Release Email Notifications Leak Private Repository Release Details After Access Revocation (Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.27 % · percentile 18 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Gitea
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked. When a repository is changed from public to private, users who previously watched the repository may continue to receive release notifications, potentially disclosing release titles, tags, and content.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-8fwc-qjw5-rvgp — Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked
- GO-2026-4365 — Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked in code.gitea.io/gitea
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-4270
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-0798
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*< 1.25.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Gitea · Gitea Open Source Git Server | affected 0 ≤ 1.25.3 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |