CVE-2026-119441: Gitea public-only token bypass on bulk organization repository deletion
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.14% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Gitea Gitea 28.3.0.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Gitea Gitea 28.3.0 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
`DELETE /api/v1/orgs/{org}/repos` deletes all repositories of an organization, but it did not enforce the public-only restriction of access tokens: the route only checked that the organization itself was public. A public-only token of an owner of a public organization could therefore permanently delete the organization's private repositories, which such a token must not reach. Routes that require organization ownership now reject public-only tokens.
- Published
- Nov 1, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 1, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 4th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-863
Report tools
Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Gitea). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Gitea Gitea
- 1.27.0 and later · before 28.3.0affected · semver
Same product
gitea: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-60004Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation.KEV76This week
- CVE-2026-59774Gitea Org-mode file disclosure and code execution60This week
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-118395Nov 1, 2026 · Gitea public-only token bypass in repository and organization creation0Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-118504Nov 1, 2026 · Gitea issue changes on archived repositories through the API0Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-119533Nov 1, 2026 · Gitea private pull request disclosure on project boards0Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Gitea Gitea | 28.3.0 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 6, 2026+5 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
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- https://github.com/K3y5tr0kereporter
- https://github.com/silverwindremediation developer
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-7118418 days apartGitea fork workflow approval bypass through review events35Monitor
- CVE-2026-7996026 days apartGitea deploy key pushes acting as the repository owner28Monitor
- CVE-2026-8668426 days apartGitea push mirror local path check uses the repository owner28Monitor
- CVE-2026-7040618 days apartGitea private comparison disclosure with public-only tokens26Monitor
- CVE-2026-7039618 days apartGitea organization repository creation token scope bypass21Monitor
- CVE-2026-7040018 days apartGitea private migration creation with public-only tokens21Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
No CVSS vector for this record, so attack conditions can't be derived.
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-863 · Incorrect AuthorizationAttack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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