TI-2026-16760 Aliases CVE-2026-20706 GHSA-cr4g-f395-h25h

Gitea repository archive downloads bypass token scope checks

HIGH 74CWE-284Published 2026-07-03 · Updated 2026-07-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow repository archive downloads to bypass token scope checks on the web archive download endpoint.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00589 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): 1.26.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Gitea	Gitea Open Source Git Server	up to 1.26.1	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	code.gitea.io/gitea (Go)	before 1.26.2	1.26.2	Patch available	GHSA-cr4g-f395-h25h

Gitea Open Source Git Server VendorGitea Affected up to 1.26.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.26.2 Fixed in 1.26.2 Patch available GHSA-cr4g-f395-h25h

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea::::::::	—	—	Gitea

cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Gitea

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-cr4g-f395-h25h code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.26.2 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-20706
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cr4g-f395-h25h

References

Patch 1

GitHub Pull Request #37735

Advisory 1

GitHub Security Advisory

Other 3

TI-2026-42785 Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-42033 Improper authorization on OAuth sign-in callback silently re-enables administrator-disabled accounts CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-40842 Privilege Escalation via Access Token Scope Escalation in API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-16922 Gitea Docker image trusts spoofable reverse-proxy headers by default CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-42043 Team-repository linking endpoint bypasses the RepoAdminChangeTeamAccess organization setting CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2026-40381 OIDC userinfo Endpoint Returns Identity Claims Without Enforcing API Token Scopes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1

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Sources

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