CVE-2026-109844 Gitea watched repositories API disclosure after access revocation
Attackers can view metadata of private repositories they no longer have access to via the subscriptions API, exposing sensitive project details.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-109844?
CVE-2026-109844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea, published on 18 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
`GET /api/v1/user/subscriptions` returned the metadata of every repository a user was watching without checking that the user still had access to it. A user who watched a private repository while having access, and later lost it, for example through a team permission downgrade, could still read its name, description, clone URLs, owner and counters. The issue was fixed in 1.27.0 and 28.0.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109844?
How do I fix CVE-2026-109844?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-109844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-109844 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109844 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96gv-2xc4-4hxj.