Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-118504

The web interface blocks issue and pull request changes on archived repositories, but several issue routes of the REST API did not check whether the repository is archived.

Published Nov 1, 2026 · catalog updated Nov 1, 2026 · Gitea Gitea

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-118504. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Gitea Gitea is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Gitea Gitea

The web interface blocks issue and pull request changes on archived repositories, but several issue routes of the REST API did not check whether the repository is archived. A user allowed to change issues of an archived repository could use the API to edit, close or delete issues, change labels and deadlines, add or delete tracked time and stopwatches, add reactions, change issue blocks, and pin issues, altering data that archiving is meant to freeze. Gitea 28.2.0 added the check to the issue edit, delete and label routes; Gitea 28.3.0 applies it to all modifying repository API requests.

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  • vendor Gitea Giteaversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-118504

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-118504. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Gitea Gitea is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The web interface blocks issue and pull request changes on archived repositories, but several issue routes of the REST API did not check whether the repository is archived. A user allowed to change issues of an archived repository could use the API to edit, close or delete issues, change labels and deadlines, add or delete tracked time and stopwatches, add reactions, change issue blocks, and pin i

  2. Nov 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The web interface blocks issue and pull request changes on archived repositories, but several issue routes of the REST API did not check whether the repository is archived. A user allowed to change issues of an archived repository could use the API to edit, close or delete issues, change labels and deadlines, add or delete tracked time and stopwatches, add reactions, change issue blocks, and pin i

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-118504

    The web interface blocks issue and pull request changes on archived repositories, but several issue routes of the REST API did not check whether the repository is archived. A user allowed to change issues of an archived repository could use the API to edit, close or delete issues

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-118504

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-118504

    The web interface blocks issue and pull request changes on archived repositories, but several issue routes of the REST API did not check whether the repository is archived. A user allowed to change issues of an archived repository could use the API to edit, close or delete issues

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 1, 2026