What is GHSA-393c-qgvj-3xph?

GHSA-393c-qgvj-3xph is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Gitea does not properly validate repository ownership when deleting Git LFS locks

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-393c-qgvj-3xph cover?

GHSA-393c-qgvj-3xph covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-20897. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by GHSA-393c-qgvj-3xph?

GHSA-393c-qgvj-3xph affects 1 product, including: go/github.com/go-gitea/gitea:\u003c 1.25.4.

GHSA-393c-qgvj-3xphMedium

Gitea does not properly validate repository ownership when deleting Git LFS locks

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

January 23, 2026

Last Modified

January 23, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-20897 →

📋 Description

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.

🎯 Affected products1

go/github.com/go-gitea/gitea:< 1.25.4

🔗 References (7)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20897
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36344
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36349
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/da036f3f35ca830b22cf4480912ed261303b798f
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-393c-qgvj-3xph