CVE-2026-20706
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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.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
Published
2026-07-03 21:16:56.433000
Last modified
2026-10-25 15:10:00.147000
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-20706",
"sourceIdentifier": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
"published": "2026-07-03T21:16:56.433",
"lastModified": "2026-10-25T15:10:00.147",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.1 allow repository archive downloads to bypass token scope checks on the web archive download endpoint."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Las versiones de Gitea hasta e incluyendo la 1.26.1 permiten que las descargas de archivos de repositorio evadan las comprobaciones de alcance de token en el punto final de descarga de archivos web."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Gitea",
"product": "Gitea Open Source Git Server",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "1.26.1",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
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{
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"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"baseScore": 9.1,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 5.2
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
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"ssvcData": {
"timestamp": "2026-07-06T18:34:03.677995Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-20706",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "poc"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
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},
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"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"value": "CWE-284"
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"references": [
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"url": "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.2/",
"source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/37735",
"source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2",
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},
{
"url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-cr4g-f395-h25h",
"source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
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}