CVE-2026-20779 (GCVE-0-2026-20779)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-03 20:19 – Updated: 2026-07-03 20:19
VLAI
Title
Gitea TOTP single-use enforcement defect allows OTP replay
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.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/adviso… | vendor-advisory |
| https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38151 | patch |
| https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3 | release-notes |
| https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4/ | release-notes |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea Open Source Git Server |
Affected:
1.5.0 , < 1.26.3
(semver)
|
Credits
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