Description
When 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.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description When 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.
Title Gitea private repository access retained after rejected transfer
Weaknesses CWE-672
CWE-863
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T19:25:38.737Z

Reserved: 2026-10-04T21:59:53.552Z

Link: CVE-2026-96589

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T20:17:35.710

Modified: 2026-10-06T20:17:35.710

Link: CVE-2026-96589

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T00:30:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-672

    Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

  • CWE-863

    Incorrect Authorization