CVE-2026-20897 is a critical vulnerability affecting Gitea, where improper validation of repository ownership allows an authenticated user with write access to one repository to delete Git LFS locks belonging to other repositories. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity, potentially leading to unauthorized data manipulation. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness and potential future interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.25.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.