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Gogs: Access tokens get exposed through URL params in API requests

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to version 0.14.2, gogs api still accepts tokens in url params like token and access_token, which can leak through logs, browser history, and referrers. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.2.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-26196
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 08:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Gogs: Access tokens get exposed through URL params in API requests

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Mar 2026, 18:49 UTC

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to version 0.14.2, gogs api still accepts tokens in url params like token and access_token, which can leak through logs, browser history, and referrers. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.2.

osv:CVE-2026-26196
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26196",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to version 0.14.2, gogs api still accepts tokens in url params like token and access_token, which can leak through logs, browser history, and referrers. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.2.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-26196",
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        "GO-2026-4619"
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          "type": "CVSS_V4",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:27.109726755Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.2",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/26xxx/CVE-2026-26196.json",
        "https://github.com/gogs/gogs/security/advisories/GHSA-x9p5-w45c-7ffc",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2026-03-05T18:49:19.54+00:00"
}