CVE-2026-28699
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2026-28699 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation even though it is not (yet) in the CISA KEV catalog.
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Gitea to potentially gain elevated privileges, bypass security measures, or manipulate and disclose data.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Gitea to potentially gain elevated privileges, bypass security measures, or manipulate and disclose data.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Gitea are affected by these vulnerabilities.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the potential for privilege escalation and data manipulation.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Gitea to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.57% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 43% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2026-28699 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (2)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Gitea: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-06
- highCVE-2026-28699: Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow OAuth2 access token scope enforcement to be by…nvd · 2026-07-03
External references
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