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CVE-2026-24791: Gitea: Public-only tokens bypass private-resource restrictions on `/api/v1/user` self routes

June 17, 2026

Many authenticated self routes under /api/v1/user/... do not enforce the public-only token restriction. As a result, a token or OAuth grant marked public-only, but otherwise carrying the route-required read/write scope category, can access or modify private account resources through self routes.

The canonical private-user endpoint correctly rejects the same tokens, for example GET /api/v1/users/{privateUser} returns 403. The bypass exists because the generic /api/v1/user route group requires user scope and reqToken(), but does not enforce the token’s public-only restriction for most self routes.

This is a systemic token/OAuth scope-boundary bypass, not a single endpoint bug.

This appears related to the previously fixed public-only token issue tracked as CVE-2025-68941 / GHSA-xfq3-qj7j-4565, which affected Gitea < 1.22.3. The behavior described here reproduces on tested main checkout 6a2706626904. A representative SSH-key self-route PoC also reproduces on tested releases through v1.26.1. In other words, this should be treated as an incomplete fix / residual gap in a different route family, not as a duplicate of the older advisory.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wrr5-99h5-gq57
  • github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-wrr5-99h5-gq57
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24791

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.22.3 before 1.26.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.26.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.26.2 or above.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Source file

go/code.gitea.io/gitea/CVE-2026-24791.yml

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