CVE-2026-20779

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 39.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-07.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-07-03 20:19Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-07 17:00Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-03-03

Assigning CNA

Gitea

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-294Authentication Bypass by Capture-replayBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

668cb2fcf06576ca4d0d843f02594a99c0439d93fac188e5afb01598aef49053

• github.comGitHub Security Advisoryhttps://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-gx3v-q759-g323vendor-advisory
• github.comGitHub Pull Request #38151https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38151patch
• github.comGitea v1.26.3 Releasehttps://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3release-notes
• blog.gitea.comGitea v1.26.4 Release Blog Posthttps://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4/release-notes