SCA: security update for code.gitea.io/gitea (GHSA-hgr3-x44x-33hx)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 436922

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Gitea does not properly verify repository context when deleting attachments. A user who previously
uploaded an attachment to a repository may be able to delete it after losing access to that repository by
making the request through a different repository they can access. (CVE-2026-20736)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgr3-x44x-33hx

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 436922

Version: Revision 1.11

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/24/2026

Updated: 7/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20736

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 0.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-20736

cwe: CWE-284