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  "public_human_why_it_matters": "Source describes admin privilege risk · authenticated boundary. Possible impact: An attacker may gain root or administrative-level privileges on affected systems.; CVSS 7.6 (HIGH); EPSS percentile 15; not listed in KEV; Patch confirmed by source text; fixed version context: Gerrit; sources: NVD.",
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  "summary_for_humans": "NVD: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in project name normalization (ProjectUtil.stripGitSuffix) and ProjectCache eviction logic (ProjectCacheImpl) in Gerrit Code Review versions 2.16.0 through 3.12.9, 3.13.0 through 3.13.8, and 3.14.0 through 3.14.2 allows an... NVD: Because Gerrit strips only a single terminal .git suffix when constructing the logical ProjectCache key while JGit (FileKey.lenient) resolves the suffixed alias to the same canonical bare repository on disk, revoking read access or removing owner rules on the... NVD: This issue is fixed in Gerrit Code Review versions 3.12.10, 3.13.9, and 3.14.3.",
  "title": "CVE-2026-87720 defensive priority signal",
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