Gitea Stopwatch API Missing Authorization Check Leads to Post-Revocation Information Disclosure
Gitea's stopwatch API does not re-validate repository access permissions. After a user's access to a private repository is revoked, they may still view issue titles and repository names through previously started stopwatches.
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20883US | — | — | ||
Gitea's stopwatch API does not re-validate repository access permissions. After a user's access to a private repository is revoked, they may still view issue titles and repository… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/ARTICLE
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36340FIX
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36368FIX
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4ARTICLE
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-644v-xv3j-xgqgWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20883WEB
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