# CVE-2026-114199: Gitea contribution heatmap private activity disclosure to public-only tokens

Affects Gitea 28.2.0 and earlier, where a public-only access token can reveal when the profile owner worked in private repositories. Fixed in Gitea 28.3.0.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 28.3.0
- Published: 2026-11-01 · Updated: 2026-11-01

## Summary

Gitea, the self-hosted Git service, is affected: its user contribution heatmap API could reveal activity counts and timing from a user's private repositories to anyone holding that user's public-only access token. Repository names and contents were not exposed, but the contribution counts and time patterns leaked private activity levels.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- gitea.dev: fixed in 28.3.0

## Description

`GET /api/v1/users/{username}/heatmap` computed the contribution heatmap with the repository access of the token owner and ignored the public-only restriction of the access token, unlike the activity feed endpoints. A holder of a user's public-only token could read contribution counts and their 15-minute time buckets that stem from that user's activity in private repositories. Repository names and contents were not disclosed. For public-only tokens the heatmap now only counts activity visible to anonymous users.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gitea.dev, upgrade to a fixed version (28.3.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

A public-only personal access token for a profile owner can show the owner's contribution counts and 15-minute activity buckets in the heatmap. These show when the owner worked in private repositories, but repository names and contents are not disclosed.

Source: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-jr76-w9m3-3p68, https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0/

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Gitea 28.2.0 and earlier are affected, and the owner must have contribution activity in private repositories. Administrators can check the installed version on the admin dashboard or with the gitea binary's version command.

Source: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-jr76-w9m3-3p68, https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0/

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade to Gitea 28.3.0 or later, which fixes the heatmap disclosure.

Source: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-jr76-w9m3-3p68, https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0/

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-114199

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## References

- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-jr76-w9m3-3p68
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39690
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39853
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0/
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0

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