---
id: CVE-2026-105267
title: >-
  The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`)
  requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with
  release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag
summary: >-
  The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`)
  requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with
  release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag. A
  collaborator with C…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-732
  - CWE-863
vendor: gitea
product: gitea
affected:
  - gitea < 28.1.0
patched:
  - gitea 28.1.0
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T14:38:48.423'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105267'
references:
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.1.0/'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39501'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39507'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.1.0'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-vvqw-mjq8-x248'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00378
epssPercentile: 0.3162
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-07T20:02:28.853973Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T22:23:15.964Z'
---

## Overview

The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`) requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag. A collaborator with Code write access and without Releases write access could permanently delete published releases of that repository, including their attachments. Protected tag rules covering the release tag still blocked the deletion.

## Affected

- `gitea < 28.1.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitea 28.1.0`