Project Ownership Validation Flaw in Gitea by Gitea
CVE-2026-20750

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitea

Status
Gitea Open Source Git Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 January 2026

What is CVE-2026-20750?

A vulnerability in Gitea allows users with write access to projects within one organization to unintentionally modify projects belonging to another organization. This issue arises due to insufficient validation of project ownership during organization project operations, posing a significant risk of unauthorized actions being executed against critical projects. Organizations using Gitea should implement the latest security updates to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Gitea Open Source Git Server 0 <= 1.25.3

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHS...
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36318
patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36373
patch

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

spingARbor
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