CVE-2026-117635
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.
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
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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| severity | CVE List | |
| facts, severity | EUVD, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-37xv-m4w7-j2fh
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39690
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39853
blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/117xxx/CVE-2026-117635.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117635