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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-66849

Gitea's package registry grants authenticated users read access to packages owned by Limited-visibility users without excluding restricted accounts.

Published Oct 14, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Gitea's package registry grants

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-66849. EPSS is 0.37%. Act only if a listed version of Gitea's package registry grants is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Gitea's package registry grants).
  • 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.
Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.37%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
See sources for product scope

Gitea's package registry grants authenticated users read access to packages owned by Limited-visibility users without excluding restricted accounts. A restricted user can enumerate and download those packages despite the visibility policy that should prevent this access. The issue affects user-owned package registries and exposes package contents across the intended authorization boundary.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2026-66849

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-2026-66849. EPSS is 0.37%. Act only if a listed version of Gitea's package registry grants 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?

CWE-284: Improper Access Control. EPSS 0.37%. 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. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Gitea's package registry grants authenticated users read access to packages owned by Limited-visibility users without excluding restricted accounts. A restricted user can enumerate and download those packages despite the visibility policy that should prevent this access. The issue affects user-owned package registries and exposes package contents across the intended authorization boundary.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Gitea's package registry grants authenticated users read access to packages owned by Limited-visibility users without excluding restricted accounts. A restricted user can enumerate and download those packages despite the visibility policy that should prevent this access. The issue affects user-owned package registries and exposes package contents across the intended authorization boundary.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-66849

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-66849

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-66849

    Gitea's package registry grants authenticated users read access to packages owned by Limited-visibility users without excluding restricted accounts. A restricted user can enumerate and download those packages despite the visibility policy that should prevent this access. The issu

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.