Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes, it can be exploited remotely through the Gogs web interface, provided the attacker has network access to the instance and valid credentials with Write permissions on the target repository.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The attacker must be an authenticated collaborator or user with Write access on the specific repository that has protected branches configured. Anonymous users or users without repository access cannot directly exploit this issue.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest pattern is to centralize branch protection and authorization checks and ensure that all branch modification or deletion operations—regardless of whether they originate from SSH, HTTP, or an API—invoke the same protection logic and, where applicable, Git hooks. Sensitive actions on protected branches should require explicit higher-privilege roles.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

Access Control Bypass (CWE-863) in Gogs Protected Branch Deletion

CVE-2026-25232

Published:

Feb 19, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 6, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Remote Code Execution on Router Firmware

April 6, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Access Control Bypass

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation and Integrity Compromise

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Access Control Bypass

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation and Integrity Compromise

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Access Control Bypass (CWE-863) in Gogs Protected Branch Deletion

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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