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.
History

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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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
References

cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-23T21:09:48.392Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-22T22:16:17.890

Modified: 2026-01-23T22:16:20.120

Link: CVE-2026-20888

cve-icon Redhat

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