CVE-2026-97859
Gitea API disclosure of private user social graph, keys and stars
Seven Gitea API routes under /api/v1/users/{username} (followers, following, following/{target}, starred, subscriptions, keys and gpg_keys) were registered without the individualPermsChecker middleware that enforces the visibility of the target user. An authenticated user could therefore read the followers, following list, starred and watched repositories and public SSH and GPG keys of a user with limited or private visibility, whom they could not otherwise see. The issue was fixed in 1.27.3 and 28.0.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Gitea API disclosure of private user social graph, keys and stars
Seven Gitea API routes under /api/v1/users/{username} (followers, following, following/{target}, starred, subscriptions, keys and gpg_keys) were registered without the individualPermsChecker middleware that enforces the visibility of the target user. An authenticated user could therefore read the followers, following list, starred and watched repositories and public SSH and GPG keys of a user with limited or private visibility, whom they could not otherwise see. The issue was fixed in 1.27.3 and 28.0.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-97859- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-103993
Seven Gitea API routes under /api/v1/users/{username} (followers, following, following/{target}, starred, subscriptions, keys and gpg_keys) were registered without the individualPermsChecker middleware that enforces the visibility of the target user. An authenticated user could therefore read the followers, following list, starred and watched repositories and public SSH and GPG keys of a user with limited or private visibility, whom they could not otherwise see. The issue was fixed in 1.27.3 and 28.0.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-103993- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Seven Gitea API routes under /api/v1/users/{username} (followers, following, following/{target}, starred, subscriptions, keys and gpg_keys) were registered without the individualPermsChecker middleware that enforces the visibility of the target user. An authenticated user could therefore read the followers, following list, starred and watched repositories and public SSH and GPG keys of a user with limited or private visibility, whom they could not otherwise see. The issue was fixed in 1.27.3 and 28.0.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-97859- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Gitea API disclosure of private user social graph, keys and stars
Seven Gitea API routes under /api/v1/users/{username} (followers, following, following/{target}, starred, subscriptions, keys and gpg_keys) were registered without the individualPermsChecker middleware that enforces the visibility of the target user. An authenticated user could therefore read the followers, following list, starred and watched repositories and public SSH and GPG keys of a user with limited or private visibility, whom they could not otherwise see. The issue was fixed in 1.27.3 and 28.0.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-97859- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | ahiamaduuche-sys/CVE-2026-97859-Analysis | 2026-10-21 |
| PoC in GitHub | ahiamaduuche-sys/CVE-2026-97859-CYB-Analysis | 2026-10-21 |
| PoC in GitHub | ahiamaduuche-sys/CVE-2026-97859-Cybersecurity-Analysis | 2026-10-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-97859 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gitea, published October 18, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-xvfh-qwmh-f92w
blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.2.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97859