CVE-2026-26231
Gitea maintainer-edit permissions allow unauthorized commits to readable repositories
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 3, 2026, 8:19 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 3, 2026, 8:19 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
Gitea
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-26231
vulnerability.
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products
that
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Update Gitea to version 1.27.0 or later.
- Review repository permission settings.
- Verify the 'Allow edits from maintainers' setting.
- Restrict write access where necessary.
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