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CVE-2026-24451: Gitea fork synchronization can expose private parent repository data

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: 2026-07-03 · updated 2026-10-25
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Gitea 1.26.2 allows fork synchronization to continue after a parent repository changes from public to private, exposing data to a fork that should no longer be authorized.

Affected products

• Gitea Open Source Git Server: 1.26.2

References

• https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4/
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38151
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-wrf9-r3h7-7x5v
• https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-wrf9-r3h7-7x5v

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