Vulnerability advisory

GHSA-8fwc-qjw5-rvgp

Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked

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Also known as BIT-gitea-2026-0798CVE-2026-0798GHSA-f4wq-6ww5-m56pGO-2026-4365

Severity
  • CVSS 4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected versions

AffectedFixed in
All versions before 1.25.41.25.4

Description

Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked. When a repository is changed from public to private, users who previously watched the repository may continue to receive release notifications, potentially disclosing release titles, tags, and content.

References

  • Codex
  • Claude Code
  • VS Code
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Cursor
  • Cline
  • Windsurf
  • Google Anti-gravity
  • OpenCode
  • Pi
  • Gemini CLI
  • Hermes Agent
  • Zed
  • Junie
  • Qwen Code
  • Kiro
  • Kilo Code
  • Factory Droid

Set up GitHits for your agents

Run this command:

<> bash
npx githits@latest init

What happens next:

  1. Opens your browser to authorize GitHits
  2. Asks whether to set up GitHits at the user or project level
  3. Detects your supported AI coding tools
  4. Lets you choose which tools to configure
  5. Configures the selected tools