Vulnerability advisory

GHSA-j8xr-c56q-m8jj

Gitea improperly exposes issue titles and repository names through previously started stopwatches

Published Jan 23, 2026Updated Feb 3, 2026OSV record ↗

Also known as BIT-gitea-2026-20883CVE-2026-20883GHSA-644v-xv3j-xgqgGO-2026-4368

Severity

CVSS 4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected versions

github.com/go-gitea/gitea Go

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Affected	Fixed in
All versions before 1.25.4	`1.25.4`

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.

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20883 ↗
Webgithub.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36340 ↗
Webgithub.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36368 ↗
Webgithub.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/95ea2df00a70176c516b12f3cfee8c84a310280f ↗
Webblog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4 ↗
Webgithub.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4 ↗
Packagepkg.go.dev/github.com/go-gitea/gitea ↗