Answer in brief
CVE-2026-20897 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.1) vulnerability in Gitea Git LFS Lock Deletion Broken Access Control (Cross-Repo IDOR). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Gitea/Gitea Open Source Git Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-20897 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.1) vulnerability in Gitea Git LFS Lock Deletion Broken Access Control (Cross-Repo IDOR). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Gitea/Gitea Open Source Git Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 9.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Gitea/Gitea Open Source Git Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Gitea/Gitea Open Source Git Servergeneric | 0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jan 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 15, 2026
Gitea does not properly validate repository ownership when deleting Git LFS locks. A user with write access to one repository may be able to delete LFS locks belonging to other repositories.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
CVSS is 9.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Gitea/Gitea Open Source Git Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Gitea/Gitea Open Source Git Servergeneric | 0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jan 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 15, 2026
Gitea does not properly validate repository ownership when deleting Git LFS locks. A user with write access to one repository may be able to delete LFS locks belonging to other repositories.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.