Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-20779

High

Published: 03 July 2026

Published
03 July 2026
Modified
03 July 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score N/A
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-20779 is a high-severity Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay (CWE-294) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2022-25837Shared CWE-294
CVE-2025-65552Shared CWE-294
CVE-2024-22066Shared CWE-294
CVE-2021-40170Shared CWE-294
CVE-2024-29850Shared CWE-294
CVE-2025-13777Shared CWE-294
CVE-2021-38296Shared CWE-294
CVE-2022-42731Shared CWE-294
CVE-2024-5249Shared CWE-294
CVE-2022-45914Shared CWE-294

Affected Assets

Gitea
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-294

Allows detection of capture-replay attacks by showing the replayed logon's timestamp as the last logon.

addresses: CWE-294

Protects against replay of captured session tokens or credentials by requiring authenticated, fresh session channels.

addresses: CWE-294

Wireless link protections commonly incorporate replay protection, reducing the exploitability of capture-replay weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-294

Accurate synchronized time enables tight timestamp windows that directly limit capture-replay windows in authentication protocols.

References