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High 7.5Published Jan 22, 2026
CVE-2026-20736Gitea does not properly verify repository context when deleting attachments.
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Gitea does not properly verify repository context when deleting attachments. A user who previously uploaded an attachment to a repository may be able to delete it after losing access to that repository by making the request through a different repository they can access.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
gitea gitea gitea:gitea | before 1.25.4 | NVD |
References
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/release-notes
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36320issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4release-notes
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-jr6h-pwwp-c8g6broken-link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-20736
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2432205
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-20736.json
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