CVE-2026-117635

Gitea admin API public-only token scope bypass

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Nov 1, 2026
Updated
Nov 1, 2026
Reserved
Nov 1, 2026

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Description

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control
  • CWE-1259 Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment

Affected Products

ProductVersions
GiteaGitea
  • before 28.3.0Affected

References

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