CVE-2026-20897CRITICAL 9.1EPSS p28.5%

CVE-2026-20897CVE-2026-20897

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.19.1 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS0.37% probability of exploitation · percentile 28.5% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-01-22
Last modified2026-01-29

Underlying weaknesses· 2

CWE-284CWE-639

References

  1. https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/
  2. https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36344
  3. https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36349
  4. https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4
  5. https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rrq5-r9h5-pc7c

2

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Access Controlcwe-2840%live
WeaknessAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Keycwe-6390%live

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