CVE-2026-117685
Gitea public-only package token access to private OCI blobs
The OCI registry's cross-repository blob mount checked the target package against the token's public-only restriction, but checked the source blob only against the full account permissions of the token owner. A public-only token with write:package scope, whose owner can read a private package and write to a public package namespace, could mount a blob of the private package into the public package. The private blob, such as a container layer, could then be downloaded by anyone through the public package.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Gitea public-only package token access to private OCI blobs
The OCI registry's cross-repository blob mount checked the target package against the token's public-only restriction, but checked the source blob only against the full account permissions of the token owner. A public-only token with write:package scope, whose owner can read a private package and write to a public package namespace, could mount a blob of the private package into the public package. The private blob, such as a container layer, could then be downloaded by anyone through the public package.
- Record
CVE-2026-117685- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-114801
The OCI registry's cross-repository blob mount checked the target package against the token's public-only restriction, but checked the source blob only against the full account permissions of the token owner. A public-only token with write:package scope, whose owner can read a private package and write to a public package namespace, could mount a blob of the private package into the public package. The private blob, such as a container layer, could then be downloaded by anyone through the public package.
- Record
EUVD-2026-114801- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-06
NVD
The OCI registry's cross-repository blob mount checked the target package against the token's public-only restriction, but checked the source blob only against the full account permissions of the token owner. A public-only token with write:package scope, whose owner can read a private package and write to a public package namespace, could mount a blob of the private package into the public package. The private blob, such as a container layer, could then be downloaded by anyone through the public package.
- Record
CVE-2026-117685- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
OSV
Gitea public-only package token access to private OCI blobs
The OCI registry's cross-repository blob mount checked the target package against the token's public-only restriction, but checked the source blob only against the full account permissions of the token owner. A public-only token with write:package scope, whose owner can read a private package and write to a public package namespace, could mount a blob of the private package into the public package. The private blob, such as a container layer, could then be downloaded by anyone through the public package.
- Record
CVE-2026-117685- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- 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-2026-117685 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Gitea, published November 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-8g99-g36h-5p2w
blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117685