Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Assigned by Gitea

CVE-2026-0798Gitea Release Email Notifications Leak Private Repository Release Details After Access Revocation

Low 3.5

In plain English

A low-severity improper access control in Gitea Open Source Git Server from Gitea. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked. When a repository is changed from public to private, users who previously watched the repository may continue to receive release notifications, potentially disclosing release titles, tags, and content.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Go	code.gitea.io/gitea	1.25.4	GHSA-8fwc-qjw5-rvgp
Go	code.gitea.io/gitea	1.25.4	GO-2026-4365

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitea	Gitea Open Source Git Server	0 – through 1.25.3

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Pull Request #36319 patch
Gitea v1.25.4 Release release-notes
Gitea v1.25.4 Release Blog Post release-notes