Medium severity · published Aug 20, 2026
CVE-2026-54770
WebOb: Open redirect in Location header normalization via leading C0 control / space characters
6.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WebOb provides objects for HTTP requests and responses. Prior to 1.8.11, Response._make_location_absolute() in src/webob/response.py checks a Location value for a URI scheme or leading double slash before urllib.parse.urljoin() strips leading C0 control characters and spaces. An attacker-controlled value such as a space followed by a protocol-relative or absolute URL can therefore bypass SCHEME_RE and startswith("//") checks and be normalized to an off-host redirect. Request.relative_url() and webob.exc._HTTPMove subclasses, including HTTPFound, are also affected because they use the same unsafe URL joining behavior or bypass the earlier normalization path. An unauthenticated attacker who can influence an application's redirect target can send users to an attacker-controlled host for phishing or OAuth and SSO token theft, but exploitation requires the user to follow the redirect. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.11.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WE
webob · Pylons
< 1.8.11 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54770
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54770
github.com
https://github.com/Pylons/webob/commit/ff89560643fb252751b4db8806a283b5377f1f07
github.com
https://github.com/Pylons/webob/security/advisories/GHSA-6hx8-3wjj-gr8g
github.com
https://github.com/Pylons/webob/tree/1.8.11
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