CVE-2026-20883 — Improper Access Control in Gitea

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control6 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.00%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Code.gitea.io GiteaGithub.com Go-gitea GiteaGitea+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 22
Latest updateFeb 2

Description

Gitea's stopwatch API does not re-validate repository access permissions. After a user's access to a private repository is revoked, they may still view issue titles and repository names through previously started stopwatches.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDgitea/gitea< 1.25.4
▶Gocode.gitea.io/gitea< 1.25.4

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Gitea improperly exposes issue titles and repository names through previously started stopwatches in code.gitea.io/gitea↗2026-02-02
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GHSA
Gitea improperly exposes issue titles and repository names through previously started stopwatches↗2026-01-23
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OSV
Gitea improperly exposes issue titles and repository names through previously started stopwatches↗2026-01-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
gitea: Gitea Stopwatch API Missing Authorization Check Leads to Post-Revocation Information Disclosure↗2026-01-22
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-20883 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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