Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow OAuth2 access token scope enforcement to be bypassed through HTTP Basic authentication.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9r5x-wg6m-x2rc Gitea: OAuth2 access token scope enforcement bypass via HTTP Basic authentication
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History

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea Open Source Git Server
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea Open Source Git Server

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow OAuth2 access token scope enforcement to be bypassed through HTTP Basic authentication.
Title Gitea Basic Auth bypasses OAuth2 access token scopes
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-06T15:18:39.782Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T03:25:50.232Z

Link: CVE-2026-28699

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-06T15:18:29.048Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-25T21:30:17Z

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