Request disclosure via cross-origin redirect following
Published Aug 20, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Information disclosure in securedrop-proxy in SecureDrop Client before 1.3.1 allows context-dependent attackers to read request metadata via cross-origin redirects. In proxy/src/main.rs, the reqwest client kept its default redirect behavior, so 30x Location headers from the configured server were followed instead of being returned unchanged, letting that server steer proxy traffic off the pinned origin. Exploitation requires a malicious or previously compromised SecureDrop Server for the same workstation; GitHub rates the impact as low confidentiality because proxied requests do not contain plaintext source or journalist communications.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in securedrop-proxy in SecureDrop Client before 1.3.1 allows context-dependent attackers to read request metadata via cross-origin redirects. In proxy/src/main.rs, the reqwest client kept its default redirect behavior, so 30x Location headers from the configured server were followed instead of being returned unchanged, letting that server steer proxy traffic off the pinned origin. Exploitation requires a malicious or previously compromised SecureDrop Server for the same workstation; GitHub rates the impact as low confidentiality because proxied requests do not contain plaintext source or journalist communications.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-49996
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Product
- SecureDrop Client
- Classifications
- CWE-601
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Aug 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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