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.
History

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First Time appeared Gitea
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Vendors & Products Gitea
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Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Gitea Stopwatch API Missing Authorization Check Leads to Post-Revocation Information Disclosure
Weaknesses CWE-284
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published: 2026-01-22T22:01:50.840Z

Updated: 2026-01-22T22:01:50.840Z

Reserved: 2026-01-08T23:02:37.553Z

Link: CVE-2026-20883

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-22T22:16:17.713

Modified: 2026-01-22T22:16:17.713

Link: CVE-2026-20883

cve-icon Redhat

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