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CVE-2026-68957
Published:October 14, 2026
Updated:October 14, 2026
Gitea's API and web issue-search paths do not treat restricted accounts as anonymous viewers when evaluating Limited-visibility repository owners. A restricted user can search and retrieve issue titles and bodies that should be hidden by the owner's visibility policy. Keyword matching can also reveal that hidden issue content or comments contain a supplied term.
Affected Packages
code.gitea.io/gitea (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.22.0-dev.0.20231210201506-fab73e4a3a59 <v1.27.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.27.3
Related Resources (7)
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.3
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39039
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-wg93-gp4m-c6vr
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.3/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68957
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39004
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Access Control
CWE-284