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CVE-2026-105267: Gitea tag delete route deletes releases without release permission

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-06 · updated 2026-10-13
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`) requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag. A collaborator with Code write access and without Releases write access could permanently delete published releases of that repository, including their attachments. Protected tag rules covering the release tag still blocked the deletion.

Affected products

• Gitea Open Source Git Server: before 28.1.0 — fixed in 28.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gitea Open Source Git Server 28.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.1.0/
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39501
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39507
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.1.0
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-vvqw-mjq8-x248

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