Gitea up to 28.0.0 Push Mirror privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gitea up to 28.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Push Mirror. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-86684. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Gitea up to 28.0.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Push Mirror. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Gitea push mirror API checked whether the repository owner, instead of the requesting user, may use local file system paths. On instances with `[security] IMPORT_LOCAL_PATHS = true`, a repository administrator who is not allowed to import local paths could add a push mirror to a local path on the server when the repository owner has that permission. Gitea then pushed the repository's refs into an existing Git repository at that path with the permissions of the Gitea process.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-86684 since 10/05/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/06/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/05/2026 CVE reserved
10/06/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
10/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-86684 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-86684
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-414750

Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2026 23:37
Changes: 10/06/2026 23:37 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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