CVE-2026-49996

Published: Ago 20, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 20, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
LOW 3,7
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Description

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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.

601

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Draft
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control Confidentiality Other
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Other
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: Web Based, Web Server
Likelihood of Exploit: Low
View CWE Details
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/commit/…
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/commit/3c9769b12fb115768d43…
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/securit…
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/security/advisories/GHSA-6q…