High severity · published Jul 3, 2026
CVE-2026-24451
Gitea fork synchronization can expose private parent repository data
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GO
Gitea Open Source Git Server · Gitea
1.26.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24451
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24451
blog.gitea.com
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4/
github.com
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38151
github.com
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3
github.com
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-wrf9-r3h7-7x5v
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