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high 7.1

CVE-2026-20779 json

Gitea TOTP single-use enforcement defect allows OTP replay

published 4mo ago modified 15d ago also GHSA-gx3v-q759-g323 , GO-2026-6057 , EUVD-2026-41613

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Gitea versions from 1.5.0 before 1.26.3 have a TOTP single-use enforcement defect that allows a valid TOTP code to be accepted more than once across web two-factor authentication flows and the Basic Auth X-Gitea-OTP path.

Patch / fix

  • go code.gitea.io/gitea 1.26.3
  • Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server 1.26.3
  • govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 16.0 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-gx3v-q759-g323 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
GitHub 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go code.gitea.io/gitea
>=1.5.0, <1.26.3
1.26.3

Affected products

  • Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

References

Sources

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