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.
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| https://issues.gerritcodereview.com/issues/486131256 |
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Improper Authorization in Gerrit allowing Code Review Bypass via "Submitted Together" | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Google
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-13T05:32:49.235Z
Reserved: 2026-02-18T21:50:06.426Z
Link: CVE-2026-2725
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Updated: 2026-05-13T10:34:46Z
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