CVE-2026-20888
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
Gitea does not properly verify authorization when canceling scheduled auto-merges via the web interface in code.gitea.io/gitea
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/go-gitea/gitea | <1.25.4 | 1.25.4 |
| Go | code.gitea.io/gitea | <1.25.4 | 1.25.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20888
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36341
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36356
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cgq-wp42-4rpq
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.