Upstream information

CVE-2026-20897 at MITRE

Description

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.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (CISA-ADP)
Base Score 9.1
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jan 23 00:03:29 2026
CVE page last modified: Fri Feb 6 20:36:53 2026