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CVE-2026-68957— Gitea restricted-user issue search disclosure

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Affected
Gitea Gitea
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Gitea's API and web issue-search paths do not treat restricted accounts as anonymous viewers when evaluating Limited-visibility repository owners. A restricted user can search and retrieve issue titles and bodies that should be hidden by the owner's visibility

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Gitea Gitea ≤ 1.27.2 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-68957

Vulnerability Information

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Vulnerability Title
Gitea restricted-user issue search disclosure
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Gitea's API and web issue-search paths do not treat restricted accounts as anonymous viewers when evaluating Limited-visibility repository owners. A restricted user can search and retrieve issue titles and bodies that should be hidden by the owner's visibility policy. Keyword matching can also reveal that hidden issue content or comments contain a supplied term.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Gitea Gitea 0 ~ 1.27.2 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-68957 (2)

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