Medium severity4.3OSV Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-20888
CVE-2026-20888
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/go-gitea/giteaGo | < 1.25.4 | 1.25.4 |
Affected products
6- osv-coords4 versionspkg:bitnami/giteapkg:golang/github.com/go-gitea/giteapkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0
< 1.25.4+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.25.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.25.4
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20260205T172317-150000.1.146.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36341nvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36356nvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cgq-wp42-4rpqghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20888ghsaADVISORY
- blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4ghsaWEB
- blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/nvdRelease Notes
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-ccq9-c5hv-cf64nvdBroken Link
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