CVE-2026-94205
CRITICALDescription
Gitea Actions decided whether a fork pull request run needed approval based on the user who triggered the event rather than the pull request author. For `pull_request` activity triggered by a maintainer during ordinary triage, such as adding a label, the run was created without requiring approval, while the workflow definition was still taken from the fork head. Where Actions is enabled and a matching runner is registered, fork-controlled workflow code could run on the base repository's runners without an explicit approval.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-441 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-47269 | High | 8.3 | 45% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-3924 | High | 7.5 | 16% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-5412 | Medium | 6.5 | 10% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-83548 | Critical | 10.0 | 8.0% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2019-3996 | Medium | 6.5 | 6.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-20042 | Critical | 9.8 | 3.7% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-94205?
Upgrade gitea to 28.0.0 or later.
Is CVE-2026-94205 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-94205 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.62% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 50% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-94205?
CVE-2026-94205 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-94205 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for gitea (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-13.