CVE-2026-25782: Gitea tracked-time deletion can target entries from another issue

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-03 · updated 2026-10-25
Weakness: CWE-639

Description

Gitea versions before 1.25.5 look up tracked-time entries by time ID without scoping the lookup to the issue in the request URL, allowing deletion attempts to target entries from another issue.

Affected products

Gitea Open Source Git Server: before 1.25.5 — fixed in 1.25.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gitea Open Source Git Server 1.25.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.5/
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36664
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36689
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.5

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