Is CVE-2026-66849 being exploited in the wild?

It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.

Is CVE-2026-66849 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

No public exploit code is known.

No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.

Medium

Gitea's package registry grants authenticated users read access to packages owned by Limited-visibility users without excluding restricted accounts.

Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

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Routine patching

CVE-2026-66849 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3).
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.

CVSS

4.3

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

n/a

Exploit maturity

None known

ATLAS score

n/a

Outside the curated set

FAQ

Gitea's package registry grants authenticated users read access to packages owned by Limited-visibility users without excluding restricted accounts.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.

Brandefense matches it against the products discovered on your perimeter and opens a finding the day a CVE like this is listed.