Gitea Permission Bypass via Maintainer Edits

Publication date: 2026-07-03

Last updated on: 2026-07-03

Assigner: Gitea Limited

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-07-03

Last Modified

2026-07-03

Generated

2026-07-04

AI Q&A

2026-07-04

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-26231

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
gitea	gitea	to 1.26.1 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-863	The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1. It involves the 'Allow edits from maintainers' permission path, which incorrectly authorizes commits to repositories that a user can read but should not have write access to.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow users who should only have read access to a repository to make unauthorized commits. This can lead to unauthorized changes in the repository, potentially compromising the integrity of the code or content.

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