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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Gitea
  • Gitea Open Source Git Server

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References
Link Providers
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/ cve-icon
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37479 cve-icon
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37484 cve-icon
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2 cve-icon
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4r cve-icon
History

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea Open Source Git Server
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea Open Source Git Server

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Gitea maintainer-edit permissions allow unauthorized commits to readable repositories
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published: 2026-07-03T20:19:34.133Z

Updated: 2026-07-03T20:19:34.133Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T03:25:59.965Z

Link: CVE-2026-26231

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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