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CVE-2026-28699

HighPublished

Gitea Basic Auth bypasses OAuth2 access token scopes

Published: Jul 3, 2026
Updated: Jul 6, 2026
Assigning CNA: Gitea
Evidence observed: Aug 8, 2026

Primary CVSS

8.1/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS probability estimate

0.6%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 44.7%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow OAuth2 access token scope enforcement to be bypassed through HTTP Basic authentication.

Sources

gitea-CVE-2026-28699PoC
Lab + writeup for CVE-2026-28699: Gitea OAuth2 scope enforcement bypass via HTTP Basic auth

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