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Publication date: 2026-01-22

Last updated on: 2026-06-27

Assigner: Gitea Limited

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-22

Last Modified

2026-06-27

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-23

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-20750

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
gitea	gitea	to 1.25.4 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-284	The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Gitea occurs because the system does not properly validate project ownership during organization project operations. As a result, a user who has write access to a project in one organization may be able to modify projects that belong to a different organization, which they should not have permission to change.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized modifications of projects across different organizations. This means that users could potentially alter or damage projects they are not supposed to have access to, leading to data integrity issues, loss of trust, and potential disruption of project workflows.

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