# CVE-2026-52808: Gogs: Write-level collaborators can mutate admin-only repository settings via API

- Also known as: GHSA-268J-37XF-PP52, GO-2026-5065
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.14.3
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-06-25

## Affected

- gogs: fixed in 0.14.3
- gogs.io/gogs (Go): fixed in 0.14.3
- gogs.io/gogs (Go): all versions

## Description

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to 0.14.3, three API endpoints — PATCH /api/v1/repos/:owner/:repo/issue-tracker, PATCH /api/v1/repos/:owner/:repo/wiki, and POST /api/v1/repos/:owner/:repo/mirror-sync — are gated by reqRepoWriter() rather than reqRepoAdmin(). The equivalent operations in the web UI sit behind reqRepoAdmin, which requires AccessMode >= AccessModeAdmin. A write-level collaborator (who has AccessMode == AccessModeWrite < AccessModeAdmin) can therefore call these API endpoints directly to disable the native issue tracker or wiki, inject attacker-controlled external tracker/wiki URLs that redirect all repository visitors, or trigger mirror sync — none of which they are authorized to do. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.14.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gogs, gogs.io/gogs, upgrade to a fixed version (0.14.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/security/advisories/GHSA-268j-37xf-pp52
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/pull/8327
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/6283462119bd8894f1599d70339b5e823f99954a
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.3

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