Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting gitea.dev/models/git package, versions >=1.0.0 <1.26.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITEADEVMODELSGIT-17816598
  • published7 Jul 2026
  • disclosed3 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-28740  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-639  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade gitea.dev/models/git to version 1.26.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in the LFS object reuse process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to private source objects by leveraging repository access without having the required Code-unit permissions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1