What is CVE-2026-0798?

CVE-2026-0798 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitea, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2026-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-0798?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gitea

CVE-2026-0798

Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked.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.

Published 2026-01-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Gitea
Gitea Open Source Git Server — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (release-notes, Release Notes)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (release-notes, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0798?: CVE-2026-0798 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitea, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2026-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-0798?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.