Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked.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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8fwc-qjw5-rvgp Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Description Gitea may send release notification emails for private repositories to users whose access has been revoked.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.
Title Gitea Release Email Notifications Leak Private Repository Release Details After Access Revocation
Weaknesses CWE-284
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-23T16:49:04.309Z

Reserved: 2026-01-08T23:02:08.534Z

Link: CVE-2026-0798

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-23T16:48:29.754Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-22T22:16:15.957

Modified: 2026-01-23T17:16:11.930

Link: CVE-2026-0798

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-23T10:27:26Z

Weaknesses