CVE-2026-2725 PUBLISHED

Improper Authorization in Gerrit allowing Code Review Bypass via "Submitted Together"

Assigner: Google
Reserved: 18.02.2026 Published: 13.05.2026 Updated: 13.05.2026

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 branches via a crafted submission matching the "topic" tag of an unapproved change.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6

Product Status

Vendor Gerrit
Product Gerrit
Versions Default: unaffected
  • Version 2.12; 0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-180 Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels
  • CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation