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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-20897 · published 22 January 2026

CVE-2026-20897: Gitea improper access control vulnerability

Gitea · Gitea

Gitea does not properly validate repository ownership when deleting Git LFS locks. A user with write access to one repository may be able to delete LFS locks belonging to other repositories.

9.1 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.46% · top 62.5% CWE-284 · Improper access controlCWE-639 · Insecure direct object reference
9.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.46%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
15 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Gitea does not properly validate repository ownership when deleting Git LFS locks. A user with write access to one repository may be able to delete LFS locks belonging to other repositories.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/ Release Notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36344 Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36349 Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4 Release Notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rrq5-r9h5-pc7c Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-20897
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2432204
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-20897.json

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-20897), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.