Gitea private repository access retained after rejected transfer

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-96589
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitea
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-06 20:17:35 UTC
Updated2026-10-06 20:17:35 UTC
DescriptionWhen a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can review the repository. Rejecting or cancelling the transfer did not revoke this collaboration, so the named recipient kept persistent read access to the private repository, including its code, issues, pull requests and wiki, and could clone it. The repository owner was not notified. Transfer-granted access is now removed while collaborations that existed before the transfer are preserved.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-672 | CWE-863 | CWE-672 CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release | CWE-863 CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Gitea Gitea affected 1.27.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 github.com
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39042 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/security/advisories/GHSA-xfqq-h54g-92f8 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/tomchuoi (en)

CNA: https://github.com/sondt99 (en)

CNA: https://github.com/Mon3mRT (en)

CNA: https://github.com/Black1hp (en)

CNA: https://github.com/bircni (en)

CNA: https://github.com/silverwind (en)

CNA: https://github.com/wxiaoguang (en)

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