CVE-2026-70396 (GCVE-0-2026-70396)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-14 14:36
Modified
2026-10-18 13:31
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Summary
Gitea's organization repository-creation API requires write:organization but omits the write:repository token scope enforced by other repository-creation routes. A personal access token or OAuth application token without repository-write scope can therefore create organization-owned repositories if the authorizing user has permission to do so. This bypasses the token's delegated scope boundary while remaining subject to the user's organization permissions.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Gitea Gitea Version: 0   ≤ 1.27.2
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