Gitea's collaboration access-mode endpoint accepts the Owner access mode from an authenticated repository collaborator with Admin access. The collaborator can promote their effective permissions from Admin to Owner and then perform owner-only operations, including transferring the repository to their own account. This bypasses the intended boundary between repository administration and ownership.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Gitea's collaboration access-mode endpoint accepts the Owner access mode from an authenticated repository collaborator with Admin access. The collaborator can promote their effective permissions from Admin to Owner and then perform owner-only operations, including transferring the repository to their own account. This bypasses the intended boundary between repository administration and ownership. | |
| Title | Gitea repository ownership escalation by administrators | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-266 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Gitea
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Updated: 2026-10-14T14:38:05.476Z
Reserved: 2026-08-13T16:50:59.736Z
Link: CVE-2026-73814
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-14T15:17:24.910
Modified: 2026-10-14T16:04:39.483
Link: CVE-2026-73814
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