CVE-2026-26231

HIGHPre-NVD 8.58.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 79% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
8.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(medium)
EPSS
20.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 16, 2026

Last Modified

July 6, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_release, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Authorization Bypass via "Allow edits from maintainers" allows unauthorized commits to any readable repo · Advisory · go-gitea/gitea · GitHub

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4r
github_release Patch Available

v1.26.2

Patch available: go-gitea/gitea v1.26.2

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2
github_pr

Fix allow maintainer edit permission check (#37479)

Fix merged in go-gitea/gitea PR #37484 on 2026-04-29 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37484
github_pr

Fix allow maintainer edit permission check

Fix merged in go-gitea/gitea PR #37479 on 2026-04-29 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37479
generic

Gitea 1.26.2 is released | Gitea Blog

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-26231(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
code.gitea.io/gitea—1.26.2—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 22:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-26231?
CVE-2026-26231 is a high vulnerability published on June 16, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-26231 disclosed?
CVE-2026-26231 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 16, 2026, with the most recent update on July 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-26231 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-26231 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-26231?
CVE-2026-26231 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-26231?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-26231, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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