What is CVE-2026-27761?

CVE-2026-27761 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-27761?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitea Open Source Git Server

CVE-2026-27761

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.2 allow repository RSS and Atom feed endpoints to bypass API access token scope checks, exposing private repository commit data to tokens without the required repository scope.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2026-07-03 · last modified 2026-07-07.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gitea Open Source Git Server — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (vendor-advisory)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (patch)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (release-notes)
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (release-notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-27761?: CVE-2026-27761 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-27761?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.