Insufficient Branch Deletion Permissions in Gitea by Gitea Team
CVE-2025-68940

3.1LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitea

Status
Gitea
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-68940?

In Gitea, prior to version 1.22.5, there is a vulnerability related to insufficient enforcement of branch deletion permissions post-pull request merge. This could potentially allow unauthorized users to delete branches even after they have been merged, leading to disruption in workflow and compromise of code integrity. Users are advised to update to the latest version to safeguard their repositories.

Affected Version(s)

Gitea 0 < 1.22.5

References

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.22.5/
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.22.5
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/32654

CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.1
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-68940 : Insufficient Branch Deletion Permissions in Gitea by Gitea Team