CVE-2026-20888CWE-284CWE-862

Gitea Pull Requests Auto-Merge: Read-Only Users Can Cancel Scheduled Auto-Merge via Web Endpoint (Authorization Bypass)

Medium · published January 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00330 · 24.8th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control; CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-01-22T22:01Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JAN 22:01Z
    Gitea Pull Requests Auto-Merge: Read-Only Users Can Cancel Scheduled Auto-Merge via Web Endpoint (Authorization Bypass)
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