Gitea does not properly verify authorization when canceling scheduled auto-merges via the web interface. A user with read access to pull requests may be able to cancel auto-merges scheduled by other users.
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| Description | Gitea does not properly verify authorization when canceling scheduled auto-merges via the web interface. A user with read access to pull requests may be able to cancel auto-merges scheduled by other users. | |
| Title | Gitea Pull Requests Auto-Merge: Read-Only Users Can Cancel Scheduled Auto-Merge via Web Endpoint (Authorization Bypass) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-284 CWE-862 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Gitea
Published: 2026-01-22T22:01:51.214Z
Updated: 2026-01-23T21:54:14.856Z
Reserved: 2026-01-08T23:02:37.542Z
Link: CVE-2026-20888
Updated: 2026-01-23T21:09:48.392Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-22T22:16:17.890
Modified: 2026-01-23T22:16:20.120
Link: CVE-2026-20888
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