Gitea Pull Requests Auto-Merge: Read-Only Users Can Cancel Scheduled Auto-Merge via Web Endpoint (Authorization Bypass)
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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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20888US | —OT elevated | — | ||
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… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/ARTICLE
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36341FIX
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36356FIX
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4ARTICLE
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-ccq9-c5hv-cf64WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20888WEB
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