CVE-2026-119546 Forgejo through 15.0.11, 16.0.7, and 17.0.1 Path Traversal via restore-repo

Medium 6.8 Published Updated
Exploited in the wild
Not known
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-119546?

CVE-2026-119546 is a medium-severity vulnerability in forgejo, published on 30 Oct 2026.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119546?

How do I fix CVE-2026-119546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-119546 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-119546 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gx58-cw96-3j3q.

Is CVE-2026-119546 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free