High 8.1Published Jul 3, 2026

CVE-2026-28744Gitea Git smart HTTP bypasses repository token scopes for bearer tokens

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 3:30 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow Git smart HTTP requests authenticated with bearer tokens to bypass repository token scope checks.

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-863
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: Deferred
Record last updated: Jul 6, 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 1.26.1	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-cc8w-r4qh-3v65	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37583	patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2	release-notes
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/	release-notes

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