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CVE-2026-2725: gerrit Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 6.0v4.0MediumAnalyzed
Published 13-05-2026Last modified 06-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-2725 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in gerrit. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.0/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Incorrect authorization in the "submitted together" feature in Gerrit versions 2.12 and later allows an authenticated attacker with force push permissions on a secondary branch to bypass code review and forcefully submit code to restricted branches via a crafted submission matching the "topic" tag of an unapproved change.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 0.12% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Gerrit1 product
Google1 product
  • gerrit≥ 2.12 (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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