Low severity · published Sep 3, 2026
CVE-2026-49456
Waku: Open Redirect via `unstable_redirect` Helper
3.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Waku is the minimal React framework. Prior to version 1.0.0-beta.1, the unstable_redirect() helper exported from waku/router/server (packages/waku/src/router/define-router.tsx:156–161) accepts an arbitrary string and reflects it unchanged into the HTTP Location response header with no URL validation, scheme restriction, or path-only enforcement. Any application that passes user-controlled input to this helper — the natural pattern documented in the JSDoc and official fixtures — is vulnerable to open redirect attacks. An attacker who convinces a victim to click a crafted link can silently redirect the browser to an arbitrary external domain, enabling phishing, credential harvesting, and OAuth token theft. Additionally, scheme-relative URLs (//evil.example/) bypass naive https?://-only allow-list filters that developers might add as ad-hoc mitigations. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.0-beta.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
waku · wakujs
< 1.0.0-beta.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49456
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49456
github.com
https://github.com/wakujs/waku/pull/2090
github.com
https://github.com/wakujs/waku/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.1
github.com
https://github.com/wakujs/waku/security/advisories/GHSA-43fc-v873-qw85
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