What is CVE-2026-2725?

CVE-2026-2725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gerrit, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-2725?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gerrit

CVE-2026-2725

Incorrect authorization in the "submitted together" feature in Gerrit versions 2.12 and later allows an authenticated attacker with force push permissions on a secondary branch to bypass code review and forcefully submit code to restricted…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gerrit — versions 2.12; 0
Google Gerrit

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve-coordination@google.com (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-2725?: CVE-2026-2725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gerrit, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-2725?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.