CVE-2025-68938: Gitea mishandles authorization for deletion of releases

December 26, 2025

Gitea before 1.25.2 mishandles authorization for deletion of releases.

References

blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.2
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cm54-pfmc-xrwx
github.com/go-gitea/gitea
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36002/commits/d4262131b39899d9e9ee5caa2635c810d476e43f
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68938

Code Behaviors & Features

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