CVE-2026-26231

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.5

Exploit probability—

ProductCode.gitea.io/gitea

PublishedJul 3, 2026

First seenJul 3, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-863Incorrect authorization

How to fix

Update

code.gitea.io/gitea1.26.2 or later

Patches

github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37479
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37484

Vendor advisories

github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4r
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2
blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
code.gitea.io/giteaGo	v < 1.26.2	1.26.2

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