CVE-2026-49996 PUBLISHED

securedrop-proxy origin limitation can be bypassed with redirects

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 02.06.2026 Published: 20.08.2026 Updated: 20.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 3.7

Product Status

Vendor freedomofpress
Product securedrop-client
Versions
  • Version < 1.3.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') CWE