Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-116289
Gitea public-only token bypass through Actions runner registration
Official description
Gitea did not reject personal access tokens restricted to public resources (`public-only`) on the organization Actions runner registration-token endpoint, and the runner registered with the resulting token was not limited to public repositories. Holding only such a token with `write:organization` that belongs to an owner of a public organization, an attacker could register an organization-level runner and receive jobs of the organization's private repositories that have Actions enabled, including the workflow content, Actions secrets and variables, and a task token with access to the private repository. The issue widens what the restricted token can reach; it gives nothing beyond what the owner's full account can already do.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1Critical | 3.1 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | v < 28.3.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
5- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-qcgm-ggp8-22qc vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39690 patch
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39853 patch
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0/ release-notes
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0 release-notes
Details
- Published
- 2026-11-01
- Last updated
- 2026-11-06
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- Gitea
- Kolun priority
- 19 · Low
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863Incorrect Authorization