Missing Authorization in Gitea - CVE-2026-25038
Published: June 22, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135006
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25038
CWE-ID: CWE-862
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 information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the Organization Labels API endpoints when handling requests for labels of private organizations. A remote user can send crafted API requests to disclose sensitive information.
The issue is limited to read access through GET /api/v1/orgs/{org}/labels and GET /api/v1/orgs/{org}/labels/{id}. No unauthorized modification of labels was observed.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-25038
Install security update from vendor's website.