CVE-2026-96589 — Gitea private repository access retained after rejected transfer
When a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can review the repository. Rejec…
Published: 2026-10-06 · CVSS: 4.3 · CVSS 3.1
When a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can review the repository. Rejecting or cancelling the transfer did not revoke this collaboration, so the named recipient kept persistent read access to the private repository, including its code, issues, pull requests and wiki, and could clone it. The repository owner was not notified. Transfer-granted access is now removed while collaborations that existed before the transfer are preserved.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7