CVE-2026-28699: Improper Access Control in Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server
Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow OAuth2 access token scope enforcement to be bypassed through HTTP Basic authentication.
CVE-2026-28699: Improper Access Control in Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server
Description
Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow OAuth2 access token scope enforcement to be bypassed through HTTP Basic authentication.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Gitea
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T03:25:50.232Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a4820ff27e9c79719acc108
Added to database: 07/03/2026, 20:52:15 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 22:55:17 UTC
Views: 5
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