Gitea 1.27.3 stopped personal access tokens restricted to public resources (`public-only`) from creating repositories through `POST /api/v1/user/repos` and `POST /api/v1/repos/migrate`, but `POST /api/v1/org/{org}/repos`, `POST /api/v1/orgs/{org}/repos`, `POST /api/v1/orgs` and `POST /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/generate` still accepted such tokens. A holder of a public-only token with the needed write scopes could create private repositories in organizations where the token's owner may create repositories, create private organizations, and generate private repositories from templates. The token still could not read the private repositories it created.
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Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Gitea 1.27.3 stopped personal access tokens restricted to public resources (`public-only`) from creating repositories through `POST /api/v1/user/repos` and `POST /api/v1/repos/migrate`, but `POST /api/v1/org/{org}/repos`, `POST /api/v1/orgs/{org}/repos`, `POST /api/v1/orgs` and `POST /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/generate` still accepted such tokens. A holder of a public-only token with the needed write scopes could create private repositories in organizations where the token's owner may create repositories, create private organizations, and generate private repositories from templates. The token still could not read the private repositories it created. | |
| Title | Gitea public-only token bypass in repository and organization creation | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Gitea
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-01T09:48:51.036Z
Reserved: 2026-11-01T08:50:49.235Z
Link: CVE-2026-118395
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-11-01T10:18:36.370
Modified: 2026-11-01T10:18:36.467
Link: CVE-2026-118395
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