CVE-2026-117649: Gitea · Information Exposure
Affects GiteaSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 28.3.0 when convenient.
Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 10:07 UTC
Rated Medium 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
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 github.com/go-gitea/gitea to 28.3.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Giteagitea.dev | Affected
| Fixed in
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Gogithub.com/go-gitea/giteapkg:golang/github.com/go-gitea/giteaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Gitea to version 28.3.0 or later, where the issue is fixed by enforcing read permission checks on dependency events. No additional mitigation is required once the update is applied.
Description
A vulnerability in Gitea before version 28.3.0 allows unauthorized users to access sensitive information from linked issues in private repositories. Specifically, dependency added and removed events expose details such as the linked issue's title, body, state, labels, poster, and attachment names through the API and web interface, even if the linked issue is in a repository the user cannot access. This exposure does not include comments or attachment downloads. The issue has been fixed in version 28.3.0.
References
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-p86q-78gw-8f3f (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39942 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/40085 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39839 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39847 (opens in a new tab)
- blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0/ (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0 (opens in a new tab)