CVE-2026-85676 PUBLISHED

Dub Open Redirect via Unrestricted redir_url Parameter

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 04.09.2026 Published: 04.09.2026 Updated: 04.09.2026

Dub contains an open redirect vulnerability in the redir_url query parameter that is accepted on every short link without validation or domain allowlist enforcement. Attackers can append the redir_url parameter to any short link to redirect visitors to arbitrary external URLs through the trusted Dub domain, bypassing destination blacklists and potentially enabling phishing attacks with link cloaking enabled.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor dubinc
Product dub
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 73415cf5e6be13ce9adb7ba5e97474307db34a17 (incl.)

Credits

  • George Chen finder

References

Problem Types

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