CVE-2026-2725

MEDIUM

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

Title source: cna

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

https://issues.gerritcodereview.com/issues/486131256

Scores

CVSS v4 6.0

EPSS 0.0022

EPSS Percentile 12.3%

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-863

Status published

Products (1)

Gerrit/Gerrit 2.12; 0

Published May 13, 2026

Tracked Since May 13, 2026