Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.2 allow Git LFS object reuse to authorize private source objects for users who have repository access but lack Code-unit access.
CVE-2026-28740
This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 75% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 32(Track)EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity71% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 18.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 3, 2026
Last Modified
July 7, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026Git LFS object reuse allows non-Code access to authorize private source objects · Advisory · go-gitea/gitea · GitHub
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-2m9v-5q2g-58vqv1.26.3
Patch available: go-gitea/gitea v1.26.3
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3fix(lfs): require Code-unit access for cross-repo LFS object reuse (#38006)
Fix merged in go-gitea/gitea PR #38050 on 2026-06-10 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38050Gitea 1.26.3 and 1.26.4 are released | Gitea Blog
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-28740(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(2 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| code.gitea.io/gitea | — | 1.26.3 | — |
| gitea.dev | — | 1.26.3 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-03 22:30 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-03 22:27 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked
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