CVE-2026-26231
Gitea <=1.26.1 permits commits by read users via maintainer path.
Is CVE-2026-26231 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-26231 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-26231?
CVE-2026-26231 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-26231?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-26231. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-26231 affect?
CVE-2026-26231 affects Gitea <= 1.26.1. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-26231?
Update to fixed release; verify permissions.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Privilege bypass: read users can commit via maintainer path, bypassing write-access controls and risking repo integrity.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 1.26.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.