8.1

CVE-2026-58439: gitea gitea open source git server Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighDeferred
AliasesGHSA-w5pg-649r-p6ggGO-2026-6080
Published 13-08-2026Last modified 14-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-58439 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Access Control vulnerability in gitea gitea open source git server. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · +0.24 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21551-1SUSE-SU-2026:23216-1SUSE-SU-2026:23227-1

Timeline

  1. 13-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Branch Protection Bypass via PR Retargeting Preserves Stale `official` Approval Flag

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.24 pp

From 0.28% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.53%

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

Code.gitea.io1 product
  • gitea< 1.27.0 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Gitea1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

8 links