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CVE-2026-20896

9.8 criticalEPSS 2.8%

Gitea Docker image versions up to and including 1.26.2 use REVERSE_PROXY_TRUSTED_PROXIES=* by default, allowing any source IP to impersonate a user when reverse-proxy authentication headers such as X-WEBAUTH-USER are enabled.

CVSS 3.1
9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
CWE
CWE-284
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-f75j-4cw6-rmx4Gocode.gitea.io/gitea<1.26.31.26.3
GO-2026-6051Gocode.gitea.io/gitea<1.26.31.26.3

References

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