Improper access control in Gitea - CVE-2026-20706
Published: June 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133471
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20706
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: The Gitea Authors
Affected software:
Gitea
Gitea
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive repository contents.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the /archive/* download endpoint when handling archive download requests with an OAuth2 or personal access token that has only non-repository scope. A remote user can send a crafted request to download a full private repository archive to disclose sensitive repository contents.
The issue affects the web archive download path, while the API archive endpoint is properly scope-checked.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-20706
Install security update from vendor's website.