Medium severity · published Dec 26, 2025
CVE-2025-68941
Gitea before 1.22.3 mishandles access to a private resource upon receiving an API token with scope limited to public resources
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Gitea before 1.22.3 mishandles access to a private resource upon receiving an API token with scope limited to public resources.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Gitea · Gitea
before 1.22.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68941
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68941
Release Notes
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.22.3/
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/32218
Release Notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.22.3
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