CVE-2026-86684
Gitea push mirror local path check uses the repository owner
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Gitea push mirror local path check uses the repository owner
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-86684- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-94051
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-94051- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-86684- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Gitea push mirror local path check uses the repository owner
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-86684- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitea-2026-86684 No score
Gitea push mirror local path check uses the repository owner
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.
- Record
BIT-gitea-2026-86684- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
giteaBitnami |
1.18.0 up to 28.1.0 | 28.1.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-86684 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Gitea, published October 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 3rd percentile. Fixed in gitea 28.1.0.
References
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-7v5j-mph8-9w6g
blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.1.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86684