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High · 8.1 CVE-2026-73804 EUVD-2026-101108

Gitea API token scope escalation through HTTP signatures

Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 18, 2026 · Assigned by Gitea

Description

Gitea allows a token with write:user scope to register an attacker-controlled SSH public key on the token owner's account. API requests signed with the corresponding private key authenticate as that account through HTTP Signature without API token scope information, causing route-level token scope checks to be skipped. This converts a user-scoped token into an unscoped API authentication method while retaining the account's normal role and repository permissions.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Gitea Gitea ≤ 1.26.4 —

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