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CVE-2026-86684

CVE-2026-86684HIGH

Gitea push mirror local path check uses the repository owner

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  N    7.1   .0011    1.4     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  Gitea    1.18.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Oct 4   Reserved by Gitea
  Oct 6   Published (CNA: Gitea)
  Oct 13  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-86684 (Gitea). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-863 · CNA: Gitea · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
October 4, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by Gitea
October 6, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: Gitea)
October 13, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-86684 (Gitea). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Gitea	Gitea	—	1.18.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-863

References (5)

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.1.0/ [Release Notes]
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39501 [Patch, Issue Tracking]
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39507 [Patch, Issue Tracking]
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.1.0 [Release Notes]
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-7v5j-mph8-9w6g [Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-86684 at cve.org

Vendors: gitea

Weaknesses: CWE-863

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