---
id: CVE-2026-96589
title: >-
  When a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea
  grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can
  review the repository
summary: >-
  When a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea
  grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can
  review the repository. Rejecting or cancelling the transfer did not revoke
  this collabor…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-672
  - CWE-863
vendor: Gitea
product: gitea.dev
affected:
  - gitea.dev <= 1.27.3
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T20:17:35.710'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96589'
references:
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.0.0/'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39042'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-xfqq-h54g-92f8'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T20:16:42.493Z'
---

## Overview

When a private repository is transferred to a user who lacks access, Gitea grants that recipient temporary read access as a collaborator so they can review the repository. Rejecting or cancelling the transfer did not revoke this collaboration, so the named recipient kept persistent read access to the private repository, including its code, issues, pull requests and wiki, and could clone it. The repository owner was not notified. Transfer-granted access is now removed while collaborations that existed before the transfer are preserved.

## Remediation

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