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CVE-2026-125617
Gitea hidden organization membership disclosure through the permissions API
Overview
Description

`GET /api/v1/users/{username}/orgs/{org}/permissions` only checked that the organization is visible to the caller and then returned the named user's role in it. Any signed-in user could learn whether another user is an owner, admin or member of a public or limited organization, including for members who conceal their membership. The roles are now only returned to the user themselves, to members of the organization and to site administrators.

Details
INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 15, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 15, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
Impact
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-125617 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitea gitea
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Solution
Restrict role information access to authorized users and administrators.
  • Ensure role data is only returned to the user.
  • Grant access to organization members and administrators.
  • Verify role checks are correctly implemented.
References
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-125617.

URL Resource
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.4.0/
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/40042
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/40365
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.4.0
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-7mr2-v9gc-4467
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-125617 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-125617 weaknesses.

CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction Session Credential Falsification through Prediction CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-116: Excavation Excavation CAPEC-169: Footprinting Footprinting CAPEC-224: Fingerprinting Fingerprinting CAPEC-285: ICMP Echo Request Ping ICMP Echo Request Ping CAPEC-287: TCP SYN Scan TCP SYN Scan CAPEC-290: Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records CAPEC-291: DNS Zone Transfers DNS Zone Transfers CAPEC-292: Host Discovery Host Discovery CAPEC-293: Traceroute Route Enumeration Traceroute Route Enumeration CAPEC-294: ICMP Address Mask Request ICMP Address Mask Request CAPEC-295: Timestamp Request Timestamp Request CAPEC-296: ICMP Information Request ICMP Information Request CAPEC-297: TCP ACK Ping TCP ACK Ping CAPEC-298: UDP Ping UDP Ping CAPEC-299: TCP SYN Ping TCP SYN Ping CAPEC-300: Port Scanning Port Scanning CAPEC-301: TCP Connect Scan TCP Connect Scan CAPEC-302: TCP FIN Scan TCP FIN Scan CAPEC-303: TCP Xmas Scan TCP Xmas Scan CAPEC-304: TCP Null Scan TCP Null Scan CAPEC-305: TCP ACK Scan TCP ACK Scan CAPEC-306: TCP Window Scan TCP Window Scan CAPEC-307: TCP RPC Scan TCP RPC Scan CAPEC-308: UDP Scan UDP Scan CAPEC-309: Network Topology Mapping Network Topology Mapping CAPEC-310: Scanning for Vulnerable Software Scanning for Vulnerable Software CAPEC-312: Active OS Fingerprinting Active OS Fingerprinting CAPEC-313: Passive OS Fingerprinting Passive OS Fingerprinting CAPEC-317: IP ID Sequencing Probe IP ID Sequencing Probe CAPEC-318: IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe CAPEC-319: IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe CAPEC-320: TCP Timestamp Probe TCP Timestamp Probe CAPEC-321: TCP Sequence Number Probe TCP Sequence Number Probe CAPEC-322: TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe CAPEC-323: TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe CAPEC-324: TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe CAPEC-325: TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe CAPEC-326: TCP Initial Window Size Probe TCP Initial Window Size Probe CAPEC-327: TCP Options Probe TCP Options Probe CAPEC-328: TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe CAPEC-329: ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe CAPEC-330: ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe CAPEC-472: Browser Fingerprinting Browser Fingerprinting CAPEC-497: File Discovery File Discovery CAPEC-508: Shoulder Surfing Shoulder Surfing CAPEC-573: Process Footprinting Process Footprinting CAPEC-574: Services Footprinting Services Footprinting CAPEC-575: Account Footprinting Account Footprinting CAPEC-576: Group Permission Footprinting Group Permission Footprinting CAPEC-577: Owner Footprinting Owner Footprinting CAPEC-616: Establish Rogue Location Establish Rogue Location CAPEC-643: Identify Shared Files/Directories on System Identify Shared Files/Directories on System CAPEC-646: Peripheral Footprinting Peripheral Footprinting CAPEC-651: Eavesdropping Eavesdropping

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  • New CVE Received by 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2

    Nov. 15, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description `GET /api/v1/users/{username}/orgs/{org}/permissions` only checked that the organization is visible to the caller and then returned the named user's role in it. Any signed-in user could learn whether another user is an owner, admin or member of a public or limited organization, including for members who conceal their membership. The roles are now only returned to the user themselves, to members of the organization and to site administrators.
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/125xxx/CVE-2026-125617.json">CVE-2026-125617</a>
    Added Reference https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.4.0/
    Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/40042
    Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/40365
    Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.4.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-7mr2-v9gc-4467
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