CVE-2026-68964: Gitea restricted-user SSH and GPG key metadata disclosure

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 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: 2026-10-14 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Gitea's user SSH and GPG key-list API endpoints omit the profile visibility check applied by their web equivalents. A restricted account can retrieve public keys, key titles, fingerprints, and GPG-embedded email addresses belonging to Limited-visibility users. The disclosure concerns public key material and associated metadata, not private cryptographic keys.

Affected products

Gitea Open Source Git Server: through 1.27.2

References

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.3/
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39004
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39039
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.3
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-wwmh-7r9x-fg49

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