CVE-2026-26231: Gitea: Authorization Bypass via "Allow edits from maintainers" allows unauthorized commits to any readable repo

June 16, 2026

Any authenticated low-privilege user with read access to a repository can push arbitrary commits directly to that repository, bypassing all write-access checks.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4r
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4r
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26231

Code Behaviors & Features

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