Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable over the internet?

Yes. Any authenticated user who can access the Gogs instance and create issues or comments can inject a malicious payload. The impact occurs when other users, potentially over the internet, load the affected pages in their browsers.

Does exploitation require elevated privileges or admin access?

No elevated privileges are strictly required. A low-privileged authenticated user who can post issue descriptions or comments is sufficient, although compromising a highly privileged viewer (such as an admin) significantly increases the impact.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this class of bug?

The safest pattern is to treat all user-supplied content as untrusted, apply strict HTML sanitization with a minimal whitelist, disallow risky URL schemes like `data:` and `javascript:`, and ensure all output is HTML-encoded by default. Complement this with defense-in-depth measures such as a restrictive Content Security Policy.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.7)

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in Gogs Issue and Comment Rendering

CVE-2026-26022

Published:

Mar 5, 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

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Stored Cross-Site Scripting leading to arbitrary JavaScript execution in users' browsers

Severity:

HIGH RISK

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CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Stored Cross-Site Scripting leading to arbitrary JavaScript execution in users' browsers

Severity:

HIGH RISK

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CVSS Version:

3.1

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Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in Gogs Issue and Comment Rendering

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

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