High [CVE-2026-58439] Branch protection bypass via stale approval flag in PR retargeting
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-58439 affecting OpenShift Pipelines.
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Summary
Branch Protection Bypass via PR Retargeting Preserves Stale `official` Approval Flag A flaw was found in Gitea. This could lead to unauthorized code being merged into a protected branch, compromising code integrity.
This is considered Important due to the potential for unauthorized code execution within a controlled environment, despite requiring specific user interaction. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-472. Affected Red Hat products: OpenShift Pipelines.
Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 51 minutes ago·verify at source
- 1.27.0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 51 minutes ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 51 minutes ago·verify at source
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