Gitea API team demotion not applied to unit permissions
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-103504 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Gitea |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-06 20:17:14 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-07 21:17:07 UTC |
| Description | Changing an organization team's permission through the API with only the `permission` field did not rebuild the team's per-unit access, and the requested level was not applied as a cap. After an organization owner demoted a team, for example from admin to read, the team's members kept their previous unit permissions, including write access to the team's repositories. The web form was not affected. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.001610000 probability, percentile 0.047070000 (date 2026-10-07)
Problem Types: CWE-272 | CWE-272 CWE-272: Least Privilege Violation
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0 | 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 | github.com | |
| github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-x8c3-3rp8-2j46 | 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 | github.com | |
| blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.0.0 | 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 | blog.gitea.com | |
| github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38938 | 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: https://github.com/1K0CT (en)
CNA: https://github.com/bircni (en)
CNA: https://github.com/wxiaoguang (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.