VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2026-26231
Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow the Allow edits from maintainers permission path to authorize commits to repositories that the user can read but should not be able to write.
HIGH 8.5EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow the Allow edits from maintainers permission path to authorize commits to repositories that the user can read but should not be able to write.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Source
- 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
References
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37479
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37484
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4r
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4r
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.