CVE-2026-20897 (GCVE-0-2026-20897)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-22 22:01 – Updated: 2026-06-29 12:34
VLAI
Title
Gitea Git LFS Lock Deletion Broken Access Control (Cross-Repo IDOR)
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.25.3 (semver)
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Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines     cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_pipelines:1
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Credits
spingARbor
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