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CVE-2026-126338: Gitea · Insecure Direct Object Reference

Affects GiteaSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 28.4.0 soon.

Data as of 15 Nov 2026, 21:35 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 28.4.0

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 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 15 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Gitea to 28.4.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Giteagitea.devAffected
  • >=1.14.0 <28.4.0
Fixed in
  • 28.4.0

AI-suggested

Upgrade Gitea to version 28.4.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The fix restricts replies to only the same pull request's reviews and limits pending review replies to the review author. No additional mitigation is required if updated.

Description

CVE-2026-126338 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in Gitea affecting versions from 1.14.0 up to but not including 28.4.0. It allows a signed-in user to reply to a code review comment using a review ID from a different pull request, potentially exposing diff context from repositories they cannot access. The issue is fixed in version 28.4.0 by restricting replies to only reviews of the same pull request and only allowing pending review replies from the review's author.

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