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CVE-2026-26231

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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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
Published
2026-07-03 21:16:58.200000
Last modified
2026-10-25 15:10:00.147000
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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-26231",
  "sourceIdentifier": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
  "published": "2026-07-03T21:16:58.200",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T15:10:00.147",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Versiones de Gitea hasta la 1.26.1 inclusive permiten que la ruta de permiso ’Permitir ediciones de los mantenedores’ autorice confirmaciones a repositorios que el usuario puede leer pero en los que no debería poder escribir."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Gitea",
          "product": "Gitea Open Source Git Server",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "1.26.1",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N",
          "baseScore": 8.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.1,
        "impactScore": 4.7
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-07-07T14:44:56.666791Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-26231",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "poc"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-863"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/",
      "source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37479",
      "source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37484",
      "source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2",
      "source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4r",
      "source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4r",
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"
    }
  ]
}