CVE-2026-58429 Public-Only Personal access tokens scope bypass in Organization and Permission Endpoints
Attackers can bypass scope restrictions on public-only personal access tokens to access organization and permission endpoints in Gitea.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-58429?
CVE-2026-58429 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, published on 13 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Public-Only Personal access tokens scope bypass in Organization and Permission Endpoints
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-58429?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including code.gitea.io/gitea and gitea.dev.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
code.gitea.io/gitea Go | All versions | 1.27.0 |
code.gitea.io/gitea Go | All versions | 1.27.0 |
gitea.dev Go | All versions | 1.27.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-58429?
Upgrade code.gitea.io/gitea to 1.27.0 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-58429 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-58429 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fq2p-5p22-8g6j, GO-2026-6053, MINI-9wr6-6x4p-j99j, MINI-jvm6-rpm3-gcwf.