Gitea pre-receive hook scanner errors allow branch-protection bypass
Gitea versions before 1.26.0 do not fail closed on bufio.Scanner errors while processing pre-receive hook input, allowing oversized input to bypass branch-protection checks.
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-27780US | —OT elevated | — | ||
Gitea versions before 1.26.0 do not fail closed on bufio.Scanner errors while processing pre-receive hook input, allowing oversized input to bypass branch-protection checks. | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.0WEB
- https://github.com/go-gitea/giteaPACKAGE
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/c453d09c36fad094405314dba2f370434b200711WEB
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36963WEB
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.0WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27780ADVISORY
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