VulnerabilityPublished 13 Aug 2026Updated 9 Nov 2026

CVE-2025-50181: Icloudpd · urllib3 redirects are not disabled when retries are disabled on PoolManager instantiation

Affects icloudpdSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 1.33.0 when convenient.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 19:48 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Patch: Available – fixed in 1.33.0

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: High: A successful attack depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. That is, a successful attack cannot be accomplished at will, but requires the attacker to invest in some measurable amount of effort in preparation or execution against the vulnerable component before a successful attack can be expected. For example, a successful attack may require an attacker to: gather knowledge about the environment in which the vulnerable target/component exists; prepare the target environment to improve exploit reliability; or inject themselves into the logical network path between the target and the resource requested by the victim in order to read and/or modify network communications (e.g., a man in the middle attack).
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade icloudpd to 1.33.0.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Homebrewicloudpd`pkg:brew/icloudpd`Other threats	Affected >=1.17.3 <1.33.0	Fixed in 1.33.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade to icloudpd version 1.33.0 or later, which includes a fix for this issue. Alternatively, disable redirects at the individual request level by passing redirect=False to the request() method instead of relying on the PoolManager retries parameter. No other mitigation is recommended or necessary.

Description

A vulnerability in icloudpd versions 1.17.3 through before 1.33.0 involves urllib3's PoolManager ignoring the retries parameter intended to disable HTTP redirects. This means that attempts to disable redirects at the PoolManager level fail, potentially leaving applications vulnerable to SSRF or open redirect attacks if they rely on this method for mitigation. The issue is fixed in version 1.33.0.

Impact

Applications using affected versions of icloudpd that rely on disabling redirects at the PoolManager level remain vulnerable to SSRF or open redirect exploitation because redirects are not actually disabled. This can lead to unauthorized access or information disclosure via redirected requests. The CVSS score of 5.3 (medium severity) reflects a network attack vector with high confidentiality impact but requires low privileges and high attack complexity.

Summary

The vulnerability (CVE-2025-50181) arises because urllib3's PoolManager does not honor the retries parameter when instantiated to disable redirects. Although disabling redirects is commonly done at the request level, some users attempt to disable redirects globally by setting retries=0 or retries=Retry(redirect=0) on PoolManager. Due to this flaw, redirects remain enabled, which can be exploited in scenarios such as SSRF. The vulnerability affects icloudpd versions >=1.17.3 and <1.33.0 and is resolved in version 1.33.0.

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