What is CVE-2026-28699?

CVE-2026-28699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-28699?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-28699 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Gitea Open Source Git Server

CVE-2026-28699

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow OAuth2 access token scope enforcement to be bypassed through HTTP Basic authentication.

Published 2026-07-03 · last modified 2026-07-06.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gitea Open Source Git Server — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Alardiians/gitea-CVE-2026-28699

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-2026-28699?: CVE-2026-28699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-28699?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-28699 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.