Path Traversal in Gogs

CVE-2026-52797

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to 0.14.0, as an authorized user, an intruder can dictate the value which is passed to the git diff command which, together with bypassing the filtering of the passed value, allows the user to bypass the target directory and write the result of the comparison to any arbitrary path. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.14.0.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-52797: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Gogs — versions < 0.14.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-52797?
CVE-2026-52797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gogs, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2026-06-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-52797?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.