---
id: CVE-2026-70400
title: >-
  Gitea's repository migration API accepts a public-only token when the request
  specifies creation of a private repository
summary: >-
  Gitea's repository migration API accepts a public-only token when the request
  specifies creation of a private repository. A delegated token intended to
  operate only on public resources can create a private repository and migration
  task u…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T16:17:51.783'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70400'
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/39007'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39014'
    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-x58h-3mx5-q44r'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T15:36:14.026Z'
---

## Overview

Gitea's repository migration API accepts a public-only token when the request specifies creation of a private repository. A delegated token intended to operate only on public resources can create a private repository and migration task under the authorizing account or an organization where that user has the necessary permissions. The ordinary private repository-creation route rejects the same token, but the migration path omits that restriction.

## Remediation

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