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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-116289

Gitea did not reject personal access tokens restricted to public resources (`public-only`) on the organization Actions runner registration-token endpoint, and the runner...

Gitea did not reject personal access tokens restricted to public resources (public-only) on the organization Actions runner registration-token endpoint, and the runner registered with the resulting token was not limited to public repositories.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
9.1 Critical (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2026-116289 (opens a new tab)

What happened

Gitea did not reject personal access tokens restricted to public resources (public-only) on the organization Actions runner registration-token endpoint, and the runner registered with the resulting token was not limited to public repositories.

Holding only such a token with write:organization that belongs to an owner of a public organization, an attacker could register an organization-level runner and receive jobs of the organization's private repositories that have Actions enabled, including the workflow content, Actions secrets and variables, and a task token with access to the private repository.

The issue widens what the restricted token can reach; it gives nothing beyond what the owner's full account can already do.

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

9.1

Version 3.1As of

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

Measurement source (opens a new tab)

How bad it is if exploited. Not a prediction of exploitation or proof you are exposed.

EPSS probability

Not available

A model's estimate of exploitation in the next 30 days, not certainty or your own risk.

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2026-116289 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

    Published Date not suppliedChecked

  3. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

    Published Date not suppliedChecked

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, November 6). Gitea did not reject personal access tokens restricted to public resources (`public-only`) on the organization Actions runner registration-token endpoint, and the runner... (CVE-2026-116289). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-116289

MLA

"Gitea did not reject personal access tokens restricted to public resources (`public-only`) on the organization Actions runner registration-token endpoint, and the runner... (CVE-2026-116289)." KEVWire, 6 Nov. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-116289.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Gitea did not reject personal access tokens restricted to public resources (`public-only`) on the organization Actions runner registration-token endpoint, and the runner... (CVE-2026-116289)." Last modified November 6, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-116289.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Gitea did not reject personal access tokens restricted to public resources (`public-only`) on the organization Actions runner registration-token endpoint, and the runner... (Nov 1, 2026).
Gitea did not reject personal access tokens restricted to public resources (public-only) on the organization Actions runner registration-token endpoint, and the runner registered with the resulting token was not limited to public repositories.
CVSS 9.1 (version 3.1; evidence as of Nov 6, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116289).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2026-116289: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116289
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-06T15:21:05.474Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-06T16:50:56.468Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-06T14:41:02.636Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-06T16:20:56.228Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
Record ID: CVE-2026-116289.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Nov 6, 2026, 16:50 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

NVD status: Deferred. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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