---
id: CVE-2026-105267
title: >-
  The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`)
  requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with
  release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag
summary: >-
  The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`)
  requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with
  release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag. A
  collaborator with C…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-732
  - CWE-863
vendor: Gitea
product: gitea.dev
affected:
  - gitea.dev <= 28.0.0
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T22:17:02.253'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105267'
references:
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.1.0/'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39501'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39507'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.1.0'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-vvqw-mjq8-x248'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T22:23:15.964Z'
---

## Overview

The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`) requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag. A collaborator with Code write access and without Releases write access could permanently delete published releases of that repository, including their attachments. Protected tag rules covering the release tag still blocked the deletion.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.