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TI-2026-02333 Aliases CVE-2026-2725GHSA-h457-956r-2pr8

Improper Authorization in Gerrit allowing Code Review Bypass via "Submitted Together"

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Incorrect authorization in the "submitted together" feature in Gerrit versions 2.12 and later allows an authenticated attacker with force push permissions on a secondary branch to bypass code review and forcefully submit code to restricted branches via a crafted submission matching the "topic" tag of an unapproved change.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00116 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GoogleGerrit2.12; 0—No fix listedCNA
  • Gerrit VendorGoogle Affected 2.12; 0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:gerrit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.12VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:gerrit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.12 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop
  • Red Hat Developer Hub 1
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Self-service automation portal 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2725
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h457-956r-2pr8
  3. 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2021-05513 Heap Memory exhaustion in Gerrit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-07163 Overoptimization leads to private information leak in Gerrit CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
  • TI-2020-07162 Information leakage in Gerrit CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5

Sources

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