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SCA: security update for github.com/go-gitea/gitea (GHSA-9cgq-wp42-4rpq)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 436926

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Gitea does not properly verify authorization when canceling scheduled auto-merges via the web interface. A
 user with read access to pull requests may be able to cancel auto-merges scheduled by other users.
 (CVE-2026-20888)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cgq-wp42-4rpq

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 436926

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/24/2026

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20888

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-20888

cwe: CWE-284