The OAuth2 userinfo endpoint (`/login/oauth/userinfo`) decided whether to limit the `groups` claim to public organizations by re-parsing the `Authorization` header as an OAuth2 access token instead of using the scope of the credential that authenticated the request. When a public-only OAuth2 token was sent as a query parameter or form field, or a public-only personal access token was used, that scope came back empty and the claim listed the token owner's private organizations, teams and concealed memberships. The disclosure is limited to the owner's organization and team names and memberships; no repository content is exposed. The endpoint now uses the scope of the authenticating token.
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Description The OAuth2 userinfo endpoint (`/login/oauth/userinfo`) decided whether to limit the `groups` claim to public organizations by re-parsing the `Authorization` header as an OAuth2 access token instead of using the scope of the credential that authenticated the request. When a public-only OAuth2 token was sent as a query parameter or form field, or a public-only personal access token was used, that scope came back empty and the claim listed the token owner's private organizations, teams and concealed memberships. The disclosure is limited to the owner's organization and team names and memberships; no repository content is exposed. The endpoint now uses the scope of the authenticating token.
Title Gitea OAuth2 userinfo private group disclosure to public-only tokens
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-863
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published: 2026-11-01T09:48:49.431Z

Updated: 2026-11-01T09:48:49.431Z

Reserved: 2026-11-01T08:48:41.165Z

Link: CVE-2026-118394

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-01T10:18:36.227

Modified: 2026-11-01T10:18:36.330

Link: CVE-2026-118394

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