Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-110324 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-110324 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-110324?
- Informational severity, published 18 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Gitea before 28.1.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-110324?
- Yes: fixed in 28.1.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-110324 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-110324?
- Check whether you run Gitea at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 28.1.0
Technical details
The visibility check for user profiles was only applied to GET requests but not to POST /{username} follow and unfollow endpoints. Any authenticated user could send a POST request and receive profile metadata in the response despite the target user having private or limited visibility settings. The vulnerability was patched in Gitea 28.1.0.
Affected products
- Gitea Gitea before 28.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-09-30: patched: Fix merged in PR #39501
- 2026-10-18: disclosed: Disclosed with Gitea 28.2.0 release