# CVE-2026-97204: Gitea label deletion across repository and organization IDs

- Also known as: GHSA-FXQ4-GR55-7X5G
- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- gitea.dev: through 28.1.0

## Description

Deleting a label compared the ID of the repository in the request against the organization ID of organization labels, and the two ID sequences overlap. A user with write access to the issues of a repository could therefore delete the labels of an organization that has the same numeric ID as that repository. Labels are now deleted only within their own repository or organization.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gitea.dev, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-fxq4-gr55-7x5g
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39743
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39752
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.2.0/
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.2.0

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