CVE-2026-52806: Gogs vulnerable to RCE via git rebase --exec argument injection in pull request merge

June 23, 2026 (updated July 21, 2026)

Gogs allows authenticated users to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) on the server by creating a pull request with a specially crafted branch name that injects the --exec flag into the git rebase command during the “Rebase before merging” merge operation.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-qf6p-p7ww-cwr9
github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/a9dbafbfd8e1020bacc626420238c01d75d03364
github.com/gogs/gogs/pull/8301
github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.3
github.com/gogs/gogs/security/advisories/GHSA-qf6p-p7ww-cwr9
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52806

Code Behaviors & Features

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