Gitea repository ownership escalation by administrators
Gitea's collaboration access-mode endpoint accepts the Owner access mode from an authenticated repository collaborator with Admin access. The collaborator can promote their effective permissions from Admin to Owner and then perform owner-only operations, including transferring the repository to their own account. This bypasses the intended boundary between repository administration and ownership.
CVE-2026-73814
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-73814
Gitea
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "Gitea",
"product": "Gitea",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "1.27.1"
}
],
"packageName": "gitea.dev",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-73814
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- Event
- #34735 · Revision 1
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