---
id: CVE-2026-68957
title: >-
  Gitea's API and web issue-search paths do not treat restricted accounts as
  anonymous viewers when evaluating Limited-visibility repository owners
summary: >-
  Gitea's API and web issue-search paths do not treat restricted accounts as
  anonymous viewers when evaluating Limited-visibility repository owners. A
  restricted user can search and retrieve issue titles and bodies that should be
  hidden by…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-284
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T16:17:51.327'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68957'
references:
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.27.3/'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39004'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39039'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.3'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-wg93-gp4m-c6vr'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T15:36:14.025Z'
---

## Overview

Gitea's API and web issue-search paths do not treat restricted accounts as anonymous viewers when evaluating Limited-visibility repository owners. A restricted user can search and retrieve issue titles and bodies that should be hidden by the owner's visibility policy. Keyword matching can also reveal that hidden issue content or comments contain a supplied term.

## Remediation

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