Gitea organization repository creation token scope bypass
Gitea's organization repository-creation API requires write:organization but omits the write:repository token scope enforced by other repository-creation routes. A personal access token or OAuth application token without repository-write scope can therefore create organization-owned repositories if the authorizing user has permission to do so. This bypasses the token's delegated scope boundary while remaining subject to the user's organization permissions.
CVE-2026-70396
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-70396
Gitea
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
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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": "1.27.2"
}
],
"packageName": "code.gitea.io/gitea",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-70396
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- Event
- #34728 · Revision 1
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