---
id: CVE-2026-97208
title: >-
  The Gitea API endpoint for creating push mirrors (`POST
  /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/push_mirrors`) checked only whether mirroring was
  enabled and not the `[mirror] DISABLE_NEW_PUSH` setting that the web interface
  enforces
summary: >-
  The Gitea API endpoint for creating push mirrors (`POST
  /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/push_mirrors`) checked only whether mirroring was
  enabled and not the `[mirror] DISABLE_NEW_PUSH` setting that the web interface
  enforces. A repository …
severity: medium
cvss: 4.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: gitea
product: gitea
affected:
  - gitea < 28.1.0
patched:
  - gitea 28.1.0
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T17:56:32.037'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97208'
references:
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.1.0/'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39501'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39507'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.1.0'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-8hhh-mqpg-jpxc'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00261
epssPercentile: 0.17806
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-07T20:04:45.452755Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T22:23:15.972Z'
---

## Overview

The Gitea API endpoint for creating push mirrors (`POST /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/push_mirrors`) checked only whether mirroring was enabled and not the `[mirror] DISABLE_NEW_PUSH` setting that the web interface enforces. A repository administrator could therefore create new push mirrors on instances where the site administrator had disabled them. A push mirror pushes all refs of the repository to a remote chosen by the caller, on each commit or on a schedule.

## Affected

- `gitea < 28.1.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitea 28.1.0`