CVE-2026-86684 Gitea - Broken Access Control

Gitea contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper permission checks in the push mirror API allowing repository administrators to push to local file system paths if the repository owner has permission, exploit requires repository administrator privileges.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
Proof of concept available
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.11% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Data Tampering
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
6 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-863

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with the fix for local path import permission checks.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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