Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting code.gitea.io/gitea/services/lfs package, versions <1.25.4
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- published25 Jan 2026
- disclosed23 Jan 2026
- creditspingARbor
Introduced: 23 Jan 2026
CVE-2026-20897 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade code.gitea.io/gitea/services/lfs to version 1.25.4 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key via improper validation of repository ownership in the delete process for Git LFS locks. An attacker can remove LFS locks from repositories they do not own by leveraging write access to a different repository.