CVE-2026-89182

Gitea push-to-create bypass of FORCE_PRIVATE policy

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 6, 2026 at 09:36 PM UTC
Updated: October 13, 2026 at 06:03 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitea

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

With `[repository] FORCE_PRIVATE = true`, Gitea creates new repositories as private, but the post-receive hook still applied the `repo.private=false` push option to an empty repository created by push. Any user who can create repositories could make their new repository public in violation of the instance policy. The default configuration is not affected.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
1.27.0 ≤ v < 28.1.01.27.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

PatchIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39501
PatchIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39507
Release Notes
Source: cverecord
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.1.0/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-863

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