CVE-2026-20897
Medium · 4.3CVSS
4.3
EPSS
0.5%
Published
Jan 23, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
Gitea does not properly validate repository ownership when deleting Git LFS locks. A user with write access to one repository may be able to delete LFS locks belonging to other repositories.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | code.gitea.io/gitea | 0 | 1.25.4 |
| Go | github.com/go-gitea/gitea | 0 | 1.25.4 |
| Bitnami | gitea | 0 | 1.25.4 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0 | 0.0.20260205T172317-150000.1.146.1 |
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