---
id: CVE-2026-89151
title: >-
  Forgejo before 16.0.4 allows use of restricted API tokens for unintended
  access to the "allow maintainer edit" feature.
summary: >-
  Forgejo before 16.0.4 allows use of restricted API tokens for unintended
  access to the "allow maintainer edit" feature.
severity: low
cvss: 3.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: Forgejo
product: Forgejo
affected:
  - Forgejo >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.4
  - Forgejo < 15.0.8
published: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T20:00:03.713'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89151'
references:
  - url: 'https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/milestone/139655'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-published/15.0.8.md
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00231
epssPercentile: 0.12368
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T20:00:59.865315Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T12:35:27.402Z'
---

## Overview

Forgejo before 16.0.4 allows use of restricted API tokens for unintended access to the "allow maintainer edit" feature.

## Remediation

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