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CVE-2026-116296: Gitea · Missing Authorization

Affects GiteaSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 28.3.0 soon.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 10:07 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 28.3.0

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 24 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Gitea and go-gitea/gitea to 28.3.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Giteagitea.devAffected
  • <28.3.0
Fixed in
  • 28.3.0
GitHubgo-gitea/giteapkg:github/go-gitea/giteaOther threatsAffected
  • <28.3.0
Fixed in
  • 28.3.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Gitea to version 28.3.0 or later, where the issue is fixed by returning HTTP 423 Locked for modification attempts on archived repositories. No other mitigation is necessary as the fix is official and available.

Description

A missing authorization vulnerability in Gitea prior to version 28.3.0 allowed users with write access to archived repositories to modify or delete release assets, releases, tags, milestones, and labels despite the repositories being intended as read-only. This issue has been fixed in version 28.3.0 by returning a 423 Locked status for such modification attempts on archived repositories.

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