Gogs: Release tag option injection in release deletion
### Summary There is a security issue in Gogs where deleting a release can fail if a user-controlled tag name is passed to Git without the right separator, allowing Git option injection and therefore interfering with the process. ### Affected Component - internal/database/release.go `process.ExecDir(..., "git", "tag", "-d", rel.TagName)` ### Details `rel.TagName` is used as a CLI argument to `git tag -d` without `--` or `--end-of-options`. If the tag name begins with `-`, Git parses it as a flag. The prior mitigation is incomplete. There is path sanitization in place during creation: - internal/database/release.go `r.TagName = strings.TrimLeft(r.TagName, "-")` But it only covers one creation path and does not reliably protect tag deletions, such as tags added through `git push` or ref updates. **Exploit Conditions** 1. An attacker can add a tag name that starts with a dash into the repository. 2. A user with permission to delete releases triggers it through the web UI or API. ### Recommended Fix 1. Add end-of-options in release deletion: - `git tag -d -- <tagName>` 2. It is better to use the safe git-module deletion helper since it handles options properly. 3. All Git commands should be audited for user input, ensuring that the end-of-options separator is always used. ### Impact - Option injection into `git tag -d` - Tag/release deletion can fail or behave unexpectedly - Operational denial of service in release cleanup workflows - Potential release metadata inconsistency
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-26194US | high7.3 | — | ||
Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to version 0.14.2, there's a security issue in gogs where deleting a release can fail if a user controlled tag name is passed… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/gogs/gogsPACKAGE
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/a000f0c7a632ada40e6829abdeea525db4c0fc2dWEB
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/pull/8175WEB
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.2WEB
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/security/advisories/GHSA-v9vm-r24h-6rqmWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26194ADVISORY
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