CVE-2026-97208

Gitea push mirror API bypass of DISABLE_NEW_PUSH policy

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 6, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
Updated: October 13, 2026 at 05:56 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitea

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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Gitea API endpoint for creating push mirrors (`POST /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/push_mirrors`) checked only whether mirroring was enabled and not the `[mirror] DISABLE_NEW_PUSH` setting that the web interface enforces. A repository administrator could therefore create new push mirrors on instances where the site administrator had disabled them. A push mirror pushes all refs of the repository to a remote chosen by the caller, on each commit or on a schedule.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v < 28.1.0

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (5)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

4.9MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-863

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