Bug 2515489 (CVE-2026-58439)

Summary: CVE-2026-58439 code.gitea.io/gitea: Gitea: Branch protection bypass via stale approval flag in PR retargeting
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: gbenhaim, niyer, twaugh
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A flaw was found in Gitea. This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass branch protection by retargeting a Pull Request (PR) that has a stale 'official' approval flag. This could lead to unauthorized code being merged into a protected branch, compromising code integrity.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-13 17:14:59 UTC
Branch Protection Bypass via PR Retargeting Preserves Stale `official` Approval Flag