CVE-2026-105267
The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`) requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`) requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag. A collaborator with Code write access and without Releases write access could permanently delete published releases of that repository, including their attachments. Protected tag rules covering the release tag still blocked the deletion.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732, CWE-863
- Affected
- gitea/gitea
- Source
- 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
EPSS moved from 0.2% on 7 October 2026 to 0.4% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.1.0/Release Notes
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39501Patch
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39507Patch
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.1.0Release Notes
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-vvqw-mjq8-x248Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.