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CVE-2026-20779

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.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.49%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.49% probability · 42th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-294
Source
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.49%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.