---
id: CVE-2026-118504
title: Gitea issue changes on archived repositories through the API
summary: >-
  The web interface blocks issue and pull request changes on archived
  repositories, but several issue routes of the REST API did not check whether
  the repository is archived. A user allowed to change issues of an archived
  repository could …
severity: none
vendor: Gitea
product: gitea.dev
affected:
  - gitea.dev < 28.3.0
published: '2026-11-01'
updated: '2026-11-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-01T09:48:52.593Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118504'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-vmrc-8q2x-573x'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-vmrc-8q2x-573x
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39839'
    label: >-
      Partial fix (issue edit, delete and labels): go-gitea/gitea pull request
      #39839
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39847'
    label: 'Partial fix backport to release/v28: go-gitea/gitea pull request #39847'
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39942'
    label: 'Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #39942'
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/40085'
    label: 'Fix backport to release/v28: go-gitea/gitea pull request #40085'
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0/'
    label: Gitea 28.3.0 release announcement
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0'
    label: go-gitea/gitea v28.3.0 release
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00161
epssPercentile: 0.05344
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T18:28:50.708Z'
---

## Overview

The web interface blocks issue and pull request changes on archived repositories, but several issue routes of the REST API did not check whether the repository is archived. A user allowed to change issues of an archived repository could use the API to edit, close or delete issues, change labels and deadlines, add or delete tracked time and stopwatches, add reactions, change issue blocks, and pin issues, altering data that archiving is meant to freeze. Gitea 28.2.0 added the check to the issue edit, delete and label routes; Gitea 28.3.0 applies it to all modifying repository API requests.

## Affected

- `gitea.dev < 28.3.0`

## Remediation

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