CVE-2026-87720Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Disclosure and privilege restoration via stale alias cache

Published Sep 24, 2026 · Updated Sep 24, 2026

Incorrect authorization in affected Gerrit Code Review releases allows remote authenticated users to read private repositories via crafted project names. ProjectUtil strips only one terminal .git suffix while JGit resolves repeated-suffix aliases to the same repository, leaving an alias ProjectState outside canonical cache eviction. An unauthenticated attacker also reaches previously public repositories; stale access permits new private-commit reads or refs/meta/config writes that restore revoked owner privileges.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in affected Gerrit Code Review releases allows remote authenticated users to read private repositories via crafted project names. ProjectUtil strips only one terminal .git suffix while JGit resolves repeated-suffix aliases to the same repository, leaving an alias ProjectState outside canonical cache eviction. An unauthenticated attacker also reaches previously public repositories; stale access permits new private-commit reads or refs/meta/config writes that restore revoked owner privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-87720
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Updated
Sep 24, 2026
Vendor
Gerrit Code Review
Product
Gerrit Code Review
Classifications
CWE-863, T1213.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.16.0 <3.12.10
  2. Affected versionversion=3.13.0 <3.13.9
  3. Affected versionversion=3.14.0 <3.14.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Gerrit Code Review · Gerrit Code Reviewversion=2.16.0 <3.12.10; version=3.13.0 <3.13.9; version=3.14.0 <3.14.3

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Attacks

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1213.003Code Repositories

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