Low 3.5Published Jan 22, 2026

CVE-2026-0798Gitea Release Email Notifications Leak Private Repository Release Details After Access Revocation

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 1:23 AM ET)

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Every CVE for Gitea Open Source Git Server

Exploited in the last 30 days

Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked. When a repository is changed from public to private, users who previously watched the repository may continue to receive release notifications, potentially disclosing release titles, tags, and content.

CVSS: 3.5 LOW (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Gitea
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jan 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server gitea:open_source_git_server (from the name)	through 1.25.3	CNA record
gitea gitea gitea:gitea	before 1.25.4	NVD

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-f4wq-6ww5-m56pvendor-advisory, broken-link
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36319patch, issue-tracking
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4release-notes
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/release-notes

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