CVE-2025-68938Network attack vector

Protected release deletion via publisher identity check

Published Dec 26, 2025 · Updated Dec 26, 2025

Incorrect authorization in Gitea before 1.25.2 allows remote authenticated users to delete protected releases through repository APIs. DeleteReleaseByID checks whether the release publisher, rather than the requesting user, may control the protected tag associated with the release. Exploitation requires authenticated access to a release-deletion path and a release whose publisher is allowed to control its protected tag.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in Gitea before 1.25.2 allows remote authenticated users to delete protected releases through repository APIs. DeleteReleaseByID checks whether the release publisher, rather than the requesting user, may control the protected tag associated with the release. Exploitation requires authenticated access to a release-deletion path and a release whose publisher is allowed to control its protected tag.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68938
Published
Dec 26, 2025
Updated
Dec 26, 2025
Vendor
Gitea
Product
Gitea
Classifications
CWE-863, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.25.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Gitea · Giteaversion=0 <1.25.2

Published CVSS scores

4.3MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
5.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1485Data Destruction

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