Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by Gitea

CVE-2026-55986Email Management API Bypasses ManageCredentials Feature Restrictions

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control in Gitea Open Source Git Server from Gitea. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Email Management API Bypasses ManageCredentials Feature Restrictions

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitea	Gitea Open Source Git Server	0 – through 1.26.4

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

References

GitHub Security Advisory vendor-advisory
Gitea v1.27.0 Release release-notes
Gitea v1.27.0 Release Blog Post release-notes