Incorrect Authorization Affecting code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository package, versions <1.25.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-CODEGITEAIOGITEASERVICESREPOSITORY-15065377
  • published23 Jan 2026
  • disclosed22 Jan 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-20883  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository to version 1.25.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the stopwatch API. An attacker can access issue titles and repository names of private repositories by continuing to use previously started stopwatches after their access has been revoked.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1