CVE-2026-20779

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 61% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
7.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
48(Track)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
38.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_release, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

TOTP TOCTOU race on web 2FA paths + missing replay check on Basic-Auth `X-Gitea-OTP` surface · Advisory · go-gitea/gitea · GitHub

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-gx3v-q759-g323
github_release Patch Available

v1.26.3

Patch available: go-gitea/gitea v1.26.3

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3
github_pr

fix: Various security fixes (#38103)

Fix merged in go-gitea/gitea PR #38151 on 2026-06-17 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38151
generic

Gitea 1.26.3 and 1.26.4 are released | Gitea Blog

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-20779(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 03:06 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-03 22:30 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-03 22:27 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-20779?
CVE-2026-20779 is a high vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-20779 disclosed?
CVE-2026-20779 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-20779 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-20779 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 38.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20779?
CVE-2026-20779 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-20779?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-20779, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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