CVE-2026-118504 json
Gitea issue changes on archived repositories through the API
published 2026-11-01 8 d ago modified 2026-11-06 3 d ago also EUVD-2026-114804
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The web interface blocks issue and pull request changes on archived repositories, but several issue routes of the REST API did not check whether the repository is archived. A user allowed to change issues of an archived repository could use the API to edit, close or delete issues, change labels and deadlines, add or delete tracked time and stopwatches, add reactions, change issue blocks, and pin issues, altering data that archiving is meant to freeze. Gitea 28.2.0 added the check to the issue edit, delete and label routes; Gitea 28.3.0 applies it to all modifying repository API requests.
Patch / fix
- Gitea Gitea 28.3.0
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea#39839 pull request
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea#39847 pull request
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea#39942 pull request
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea#40085 pull request
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0 release
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Gitea Gitea
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39839
patch
-
github.com
/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39847
patch
-
github.com
/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39942
patch
-
github.com
/go-gitea/gitea/pull/40085
patch
-
github.com
/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-vmrc-8q2x-573x
vendor-advisory
-
blog.gitea.com
/release-of-28.3.0/
release-notes
-
github.com
/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-118504
- NVD CVE-2026-118504
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