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CVE-2026-117635

Gitea admin API public-only token scope bypass

6.5 Medium

The /api/v1/admin route group did not enforce the public-only restriction of personal access tokens. A public-only token with admin scope issued by a site administrator could therefore list private organizations and the email addresses of all users, create organizations, obtain runner registration tokens and create new site administrator accounts, the last of which persists after the token is revoked. Tokens of users who are not site administrators cannot reach these routes; public-only tokens are now rejected on the admin API.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.26%Up 0.1 points since Nov 1, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Gitea admin API public-only token scope bypass

The /api/v1/admin route group did not enforce the public-only restriction of personal access tokens. A public-only token with admin scope issued by a site administrator could therefore list private organizations and the email addresses of all users, create organizations, obtain runner registration tokens and create new site administrator accounts, the last of which persists after the token is revoked. Tokens of users who are not site administrators cannot reach these routes; public-only tokens are now rejected on the admin API.

Record
CVE-2026-117635
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-284, CWE-1259
Updated
2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-114797 6.5

The /api/v1/admin route group did not enforce the public-only restriction of personal access tokens. A public-only token with admin scope issued by a site administrator could therefore list private organizations and the email addresses of all users, create organizations, obtain runner registration tokens and create new site administrator accounts, the last of which persists after the token is revoked. Tokens of users who are not site administrators cannot reach these routes; public-only tokens are now rejected on the admin API.

Record
EUVD-2026-114797
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-06
NVD 6.5

The /api/v1/admin route group did not enforce the public-only restriction of personal access tokens. A public-only token with admin scope issued by a site administrator could therefore list private organizations and the email addresses of all users, create organizations, obtain runner registration tokens and create new site administrator accounts, the last of which persists after the token is revoked. Tokens of users who are not site administrators cannot reach these routes; public-only tokens are now rejected on the admin API.

Record
CVE-2026-117635
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-284, CWE-1259
Updated
2026-11-06
OSV 6.5

Gitea admin API public-only token scope bypass

The /api/v1/admin route group did not enforce the public-only restriction of personal access tokens. A public-only token with admin scope issued by a site administrator could therefore list private organizations and the email addresses of all users, create organizations, obtain runner registration tokens and create new site administrator accounts, the last of which persists after the token is revoked. Tokens of users who are not site administrators cannot reach these routes; public-only tokens are now rejected on the admin API.

Record
CVE-2026-117635
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-1259, CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-07

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
severityCVE List
facts, severityEUVD, OSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2026-117635 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gitea, published November 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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