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Vulnerability advisory

GHSA-vhq7-fwwh-7hjf

Gitea pre-receive hook scanner errors allow branch-protection bypass

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Also known as CVE-2026-27780GO-2026-6346

Severity
  • CVSS 3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

code.gitea.io/gitea Go

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AffectedFixed in
All versions before 1.26.01.26.0

Description

Gitea versions before 1.26.0 do not fail closed on bufio.Scanner errors while processing pre-receive hook input, allowing oversized input to bypass branch-protection checks.

References

  • Codex
  • Claude Code
  • VS Code
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Cursor
  • Cline
  • Windsurf
  • Google Anti-gravity
  • OpenCode
  • Pi
  • Gemini CLI
  • Hermes Agent
  • Zed
  • Junie
  • Qwen Code
  • Kiro
  • Kilo Code
  • Factory Droid

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