CVE-2026-70396Gitea organization repository creation token scope bypass
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Gitea's organization repository-creation API requires write:organization but omits the write:repository token scope enforced by other repository-creation routes. A personal access token or OAuth application token without repository-write scope can therefore create organization-owned repositories if the authorizing user has permission to do so. This bypasses the token's delegated scope boundary while remaining subject to the user's organization permissions.
- CVSS
- 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-863
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Gitea
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Gitea Gitea gitea:gitea (from the name) | through 1.27.2 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-hxhc-246f-rvqcvendor-advisory
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.3/release-notes
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39007patch
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39014patch
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.3release-notes
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