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.
CVE-2026-96589
MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.3 under CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cisa-adp
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.3%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 4.3MEDIUMlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 19EG Risk 19/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity43% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines. - EPSS PROB
- 0.3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 17th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
October 6, 2026
Last Modified
October 7, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Oct 7, 2026Patch available. Sources: github, github_pr, github_release.
github_release Patch Available
v28.0.0
Patch available: go-gitea/gitea v28.0.0
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0github_pr
fix(repo): preserve transfer recipient collaboration
Fix merged in go-gitea/gitea PR #39042 on 2026-08-22 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39042githubMentions a patch (unverified)
Incorrect Authorization in Repository Transfer Allows Persistent Unauthorized Read Access · Advisory · go-gitea/gitea · GitHub
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-xfqq-h54g-92f8Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-10-07 14:42 UTCEG score recompute▲ 4.30
- 2026-10-07 14:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 4.3 · severity → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-06 20:31 UTCNVD update
- 2026-10-06 19:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-06 19:31 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-96589?
CVE-2026-96589 is a medium vulnerability published on October 6, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-96589 disclosed?
CVE-2026-96589 was first published on October 6, 2026, with the most recent update on October 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-96589 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-96589 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (17th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-96589?
CVE-2026-96589 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-96589?
A fix for CVE-2026-96589 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.
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