CVE-2026-20750

Gitea Organization Projects Cross-Organization Authorization Bypass via Project ID (IDOR)

Published Jan 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Gitea does not properly validate project ownership in organization project operations. A user with project write access in one organization may be able to modify projects belonging to a different organization.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rw22-5hhq-pfpf Gitea does not properly validate project ownership in organization project operations
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea
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Description Gitea does not properly validate project ownership in organization project operations. A user with project write access in one organization may be able to modify projects belonging to a different organization.
Title Gitea Organization Projects Cross-Organization Authorization Bypass via Project ID (IDOR)
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Gitea
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:20 AM
Reserved
Jan 8, 2026, 11:02 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 22, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jul 15, 2026, 2:18 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Jan 22, 2026, 10:01 PM