CVE-2026-28740 | Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.2 allow Git LFS obje… | CVSS 7.1 HIGH

Description

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.2 allow Git LFS object reuse to authorize private source objects for users who have repository access but lack Code-unit access.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-28740
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Gitea
Reserved: 2026-03-03 03:25 UTC
Published: 2026-07-03 20:19 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-03 20:19 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-639
CWE-639
Vendor / Product: Gitea / Gitea Open Source Git Server
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.1 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Gitea	Gitea Open Source Git Server	—	0 ≤ 1.26.2

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-639	cna	CWE-639
CWE-863	cna	CWE-863

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
7.1	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

References (4)

GitHub Security Advisory https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-2m9v-5q2g-58vq
GitHub Pull Request #38050 https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38050
Gitea v1.26.3 Release https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3
Gitea v1.26.4 Release Blog Post https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4/