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CVE-2026-20897

Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server — Gitea Git LFS Lock Deletion Broken Access Control (Cross-Repo IDOR)

CVSS 9.1 (ADP, CNA agree)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 39.5.395 × 207.9 No public exploit+100.0 SSVC exploitation: none+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

Gitea Open Source Git Server≤ 1.25.3–CNA

OpenShift Pipelinessee advisory–redhat-SADP

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

redhat-SADP (CNA)9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

advisorygithub.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-rrq5-r9h5-pc7c patchgithub.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36344 patchgithub.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36349 refgithub.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4 refblog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4 refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-20897 refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2432204 refsecurity.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-20897.json