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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-96589

Gitea private repository access retained after rejected transfer

Published Oct 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Gitea private repository access

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-96589. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Gitea private repository access 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 private repository access).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Bitnami gitea

When a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can review the repository. Rejecting or cancelling the transfer did not revoke this collaboration, so the named recipient kept persistent read access to the private repository, including its code, issues, pull requests and wiki, and could clone it. The repository owner was not notified. Transfer-granted access is now removed while collaborations that existed before the transfer are preserved.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Bitnami gitea0 → 28.0.0

How to fix CVE-2026-96589

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-2026-96589. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Gitea private repository access is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 28.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. 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 13, 2026 · Tenable CVE Database

    Detected

    When a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can review the repository. Rejecting or cancelling the transfer did not revoke this collaboration, so the named recipient kept persistent read access to the private repository, including its code, issues, pull requests and wiki, and could clone it. The re

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database

    Fix available

    gitea fixed in 28.0.0

  3. Oct 14, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database

    Fix available

    gitea fixed in 28.0.0

  4. Oct 14, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database

    Updated

    When a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can review the repository. Rejecting or cancelling the transfer did not revoke this collaboration, so the named recipient kept persistent read access to the private repository, including its code, issues, pull requests and wiki, and could clone it. The re

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96589

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-96589

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • GitHub Advisory DatabasePackage advisoryGHSA-xfqq-h54g-92f8

    GitHub Advisory Database record mirrored by OSV.

    github.com
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryBIT-gitea-2026-96589

    Gitea private repository access retained after rejected transfer

    osv.dev
  • Tenable CVE DatabaseVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96589

    When a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can review the repository. Rejecting or cancelling the transfer did not revoke this collaboration, so the named recipient kept persistent read access to the private repository, including its code, issues, pull requests and wiki, and could clone it. The re

    tenable.com

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.