CVE-2026-49996
securedrop-proxy origin limitation can be bypassed with redirects
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 3.7 Low
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 2, 2026
Description
SecureDrop Client is a desktop app for journalists to securely communicate with sources and handle submissions on the SecureDrop Workstation. Prior to version 1.3.1, a malicious SecureDrop Server could bypass securedrop-proxy's origin limitation by responding with cross-origin redirects. SecureDrop Server itself has multiple layers of built-in hardening, and is a dedicated physical machine exposed on the internet only via Tor hidden services for the Source and Journalist interfaces, and optionally via remote SSH access over another Tor hidden service. A newsroom's SecureDrop Workstation communicates only with its own dedicated SecureDrop Server. Version 1.3.1 fixes the issue.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.7 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
securedrop-clientfreedomofpress |
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References
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