9.1

CVE-2026-20706: gitea gitea open source git server Improper Access Control

CVSS: 9.1v3.1CriticalDeferred
AliasesGHSA-cr4g-f395-h25hGO-2026-5334
Published 03-07-2026Last modified 06-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20706 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Improper Access Control vulnerability in gitea gitea open source git server. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1

Timeline

  1. 03-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.56% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Code.gitea.io1 product
  • gitea< 1.26.2
Gitea1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links