CVE record
CVE-2026-26231
Gitea maintainer-edit permissions allow unauthorized commits to readable repositories
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.
CVE evidence
Known exploitation
Not listed in fetched KEV catalog
Absence from the fetched catalog does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
Severity
high
CVSS 8.5 · CVSS_V3
Affected packages
1
Supported package records returned by OSV. Vendor and product names are not used to infer matches.
OSV package mapping
Affected open-source packages
| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| code.gitea.io/gitea | go | 1.26.2 |