Critical 9.1Published Jul 3, 2026

CVE-2026-20706Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow repository archive downloads to bypass token scope checks on the web archive download endpoint.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:23 UTC)

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Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow repository archive downloads to bypass token scope checks on the web archive download endpoint.

CVSS: 9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Jul 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

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References

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37735
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-cr4g-f395-h25h

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