Description
Gitea's collaboration access-mode endpoint accepts the Owner access mode from an authenticated repository collaborator with Admin access. The collaborator can promote their effective permissions from Admin to Owner and then perform owner-only operations, including transferring the repository to their own account. This bypasses the intended boundary between repository administration and ownership.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | ≤ 1.27.1 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2863 Gitea: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 14, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-h62v-wmrr-5qjq vendor-advisory
- Gitea 1.27.2 release announcement release-notes
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38894 patch
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #38895 patch
- go-gitea/gitea v1.27.2 release release-notes