CVE-2026-26231

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 27.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-07.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-07-03 20:19Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-07 16:59Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-03-03

Assigning CNA

Gitea

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

25ef7e83d5f772a240f5df890ebe823e366f56b1a1223b6d9e16ae0cd1340529

• github.comGitHub Security Advisoryhttps://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-mm7c-rhg6-qr4rvendor-advisory
• github.comGitHub Pull Request #37479https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37479patch
• github.comGitHub Pull Request #37484https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37484patch
• github.comGitea v1.26.2 Releasehttps://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2release-notes
• blog.gitea.comGitea v1.26.2 Release Blog Posthttps://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/release-notes