---
id: CVE-2026-119546
title: 'Forgejo through 15.0.11, 16.0.7, and 17.0.1 Path Traversal via restore-repo'
summary: >-
  Forgejo through 15.0.11, 16.0.0 through 16.0.7, and 17.0.0 through 17.0.1
  contains a path traversal vulnerability in restore-repo that allows attackers
  to read files outside the dump directory via crafted asset paths. Attackers
  can suppl…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: forgejo
product: forgejo
affected:
  - forgejo <= 15.0.11
  - forgejo >= 16.0.0 <= 16.0.7
  - forgejo >= 17.0.0 <= 17.0.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-04T15:09:20.363472Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-11-04'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-04T15:09:46.692Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119546'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/tag/v17.0.1/services/migrations/restore.go#L154
  - url: 'https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/forgejo-restore-file-open'
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38215'
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-xmj7-xj85-hfc3'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-xmj7-xj85-hfc3)
  - url: 'https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/forgejo-through-15.0.11-16.0.7-and-17.0.1-path-traversal-via-restore-repo
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Forgejo through 15.0.11, 16.0.7, and 17.0.1 Path
      Traversal via restore-repo
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00148
epssPercentile: 0.04059
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T11:43:15.770Z'
---

## Overview

Forgejo through 15.0.11, 16.0.0 through 16.0.7, and 17.0.0 through 17.0.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in restore-repo that allows attackers to read files outside the dump directory via crafted asset paths. Attackers can supply a dump whose release.yml DownloadURL or PatchURL contains ../ sequences, importing files like app.ini as release attachments when an administrator restores it.

## Affected

- `forgejo <= 15.0.11`
- `forgejo >= 16.0.0 <= 16.0.7`
- `forgejo >= 17.0.0 <= 17.0.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.