CVE-2026-20883

Description

Gitea's stopwatch API does not re-validate repository access permissions. After a user's access to a private repository is revoked, they may still view issue titles and repository names through previously started stopwatches.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-08 | Published 2026-01-22 | Updated 2026-01-23 | Assigner Gitea

Problem types

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Product status

Credits

spingARbor reporter

References

github.com/.../gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-644v-xv3j-xgqg (GitHub Security Advisory) vendor-advisory

github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36340 (GitHub Pull Request #36340) patch

github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36368 (GitHub Pull Request #36368) patch

github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4 (Gitea v1.25.4 Release) release-notes

blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/ (Gitea v1.25.4 Release Blog Post) release-notes

cve.org (CVE-2026-20883)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-20883)

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