CVE-2026-44372: CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') in nitrojs nitro
CVE-2026-44372 is an open redirect vulnerability in the Nitro server toolkit versions prior to 3. 0. 260429-beta. The issue allows an attacker to manipulate redirect route rules using wildcard rewrites by inserting an extra slash after the rule prefix, enabling cross-host redirects. This vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS 4. 0 score of 5. 3. A fixed version, 3. 0. 260429-beta, has been released to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Nitro versions before 3.0.260429-beta contain a CWE-601 open redirect vulnerability. The flaw arises from the handling of redirect route rules that use wildcards for rewriting URLs. By inserting an additional slash after the rule prefix, an attacker can cause the server to redirect users to an untrusted external site. This behavior can be exploited in phishing or social engineering attacks to redirect users to malicious domains. The vulnerability is fixed in version 3.0.260429-beta.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to redirect users to arbitrary external websites, potentially facilitating phishing attacks or other social engineering techniques. There is no indication of privilege escalation, data disclosure, or code execution associated with this vulnerability. The impact is limited to user redirection to untrusted sites.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Nitro to version 3.0.260429-beta or later, where this open redirect vulnerability is fixed. Since no official patch advisory is provided beyond the fixed version, users should verify upgrade availability from the vendor. No additional mitigations are indicated.
CVE-2026-44372: CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') in nitrojs nitro
Description
CVE-2026-44372 is an open redirect vulnerability in the Nitro server toolkit versions prior to 3. 0. 260429-beta. The issue allows an attacker to manipulate redirect route rules using wildcard rewrites by inserting an extra slash after the rule prefix, enabling cross-host redirects. This vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS 4. 0 score of 5. 3. A fixed version, 3. 0. 260429-beta, has been released to address this issue.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Nitro versions before 3.0.260429-beta contain a CWE-601 open redirect vulnerability. The flaw arises from the handling of redirect route rules that use wildcards for rewriting URLs. By inserting an additional slash after the rule prefix, an attacker can cause the server to redirect users to an untrusted external site. This behavior can be exploited in phishing or social engineering attacks to redirect users to malicious domains. The vulnerability is fixed in version 3.0.260429-beta.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to redirect users to arbitrary external websites, potentially facilitating phishing attacks or other social engineering techniques. There is no indication of privilege escalation, data disclosure, or code execution associated with this vulnerability. The impact is limited to user redirection to untrusted sites.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Nitro to version 3.0.260429-beta or later, where this open redirect vulnerability is fixed. Since no official patch advisory is provided beyond the fixed version, users should verify upgrade availability from the vendor. No additional mitigations are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T20:15:20.631Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a04e7d1cbff5d86100a84fa
Added to database: 5/13/2026, 9:06:25 PM
Last enriched: 5/13/2026, 9:22:34 PM
Last updated: 5/13/2026, 10:10:58 PM
Views: 4
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