Description
The "Protected file patterns" setting of a branch protection rule was checked against file names as git prints them, and git quotes names that contain a double quote, a backslash or a control character. Such names never matched a pattern, so a user with write access could add or change files under a protected pattern by direct push or through a pull request merge, and could move a protected file out of the pattern's reach by renaming it. Where the patterns protect workflow files, this allowed adding a workflow that then ran on the repository's runners. Changed files are now listed unquoted, and a rename reports both the old and the new path.
Published: 2026-11-15
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Sun, 15 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description The "Protected file patterns" setting of a branch protection rule was checked against file names as git prints them, and git quotes names that contain a double quote, a backslash or a control character. Such names never matched a pattern, so a user with write access could add or change files under a protected pattern by direct push or through a pull request merge, and could move a protected file out of the pattern's reach by renaming it. Where the patterns protect workflow files, this allowed adding a workflow that then ran on the repository's runners. Changed files are now listed unquoted, and a rename reports both the old and the new path.
Title Gitea protected file pattern bypass with quoted file names
Weaknesses CWE-693
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-15T21:14:03.522Z

Reserved: 2026-11-15T20:29:37.618Z

Link: CVE-2026-123638

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-693

    Protection Mechanism Failure