Incorrect Authorization Affecting code.gitea.io/gitea/services/auth package, versions <1.26.2
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- published23 Jun 2026
- disclosed16 Jun 2026
- creditAlardiians
Introduced: 16 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-28699 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade code.gitea.io/gitea/services/auth to version 1.26.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the HTTP Basic authentication. An attacker can perform unauthorized write actions, such as modifying user profiles, adding email addresses, creating repositories, and deleting repositories, by submitting an OAuth2 access token via HTTP Basic authentication instead of as a Bearer token.