# CVE-2026-58431: Public-only API token restriction is not enforced on team API routes

> Attackers can access team API routes using public-only tokens, bypassing intended access restrictions in Gitea.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h56g-4qw7-2mxg, GO-2026-6059

## What is CVE-2026-58431?

CVE-2026-58431 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, published on 13 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Public-only API token restriction is not enforced on team API routes

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-58431?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including gitea.dev.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gitea.dev` | Go | All versions | 1.27.0 |
| `gitea.dev` | Go | All versions | 1.27.0 |
| `gitea.dev` | Go | All versions | 1.27.0 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-58431?

Upgrade gitea.dev to 1.27.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-58431 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-58431 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-58431 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-58431 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitea Open Source Git Server, published on 13 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-58431 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- gitea.dev (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.27.0
- gitea.dev (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.27.0
- gitea.dev (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.27.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58431/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58431/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58431
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58431
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58431

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58431/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.