Vulnerability · CVE-2026-71184
Gitea fork workflow approval bypass through review events
Published Oct 14, 2026 · corrected/updated Oct 15, 2026 · Gitea Gitea · evidence confidence high
Gitea's pull request review notifier does not attach the pull request to the Actions notification, so the fork workflow approval gate does not recognize the run as originating from a fork. Review comment and review approval or rejection events can consequently load workflow code from the fork head and run it on the base repository's runners without the required maintainer approval. This allows execution of fork-controlled workflow code across the intended approval boundary.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2026-71184 is a high public vulnerability record for Gitea Gitea. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
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Security analyst
Signals on file: CVSS 8.8 (technical impact); EPSS 0.5% (30-day exploitation probability). It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-863. Sources contributing to this record: circl, cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Safe detection guidance
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Gitea's pull request review notifier does not attach the pull request to the Actions notification, so the fork workflow approval gate does not recognize the run as originating from a fork. Review comment and review approval or rejection events can consequently load workflow code from the fork head and run it on the base repository's runners without the required maintainer approval. This allows exe
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Gitea's pull request review notifier does not attach the pull request to the Actions notification, so the fork workflow approval gate does not recognize the run as originating from a fork. Review comment and review approval or rejection events can consequently load workflow code from the fork head and run it on the base repository's runners without the required maintainer approval. This allows exe
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Gitea's pull request review notifier does not attach the pull request to the Actions notification, so the fork workflow approval gate does not recognize the run as originating from a fork. Review comment and review approval or rejection events can consequently load workflow code from the fork head and run it on the base repository's runners without the required maintainer approval. This allows exe
Affected
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- vendor Gitea Giteaversion unspecified
Sources
- CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-71184
Gitea's pull request review notifier does not attach the pull request to the Actions notification, so the fork workflow approval gate does not recognize the run as originating from a fork. Review comment and review approval or rejection events can consequently load workflow code
vulnerability.circl.lu - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-71184
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-71184
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-71184
Gitea's pull request review notifier does not attach the pull request to the Actions notification, so the fork workflow approval gate does not recognize the run as originating from a fork. Review comment and review approval or rejection events can consequently load workflow code
nvd.nist.gov