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CVE-2026-56326: Nuxt - Server-Side Open Redirect via Path-Normalization Bypass in navigateTo

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-22 · updated 2026-10-25
• Weakness: CWE-601

Description

Nuxt versions 4.0.0 before 4.4.7 and 3.x before 3.21.7 contain a server-side open redirect vulnerability in navigateTo that fails to properly validate path-normalized payloads like /..//evil.com and /.//evil.com. Attackers can bypass external-host checks using path-normalization techniques to redirect users to attacker-controlled sites via the Location header or meta-refresh, enabling phishing and OAuth authorization-code theft.

Affected products

• nuxt: from 3.0.0 before 3.21.7; from 4.0.0 before 4.4.7 — fixed in 3.21.7, 4.4.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: nuxt 3.21.7, 4.4.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/commit/1f2dd5e78c77576437138e97671965573c232835
• https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/commit/2cce6fb02e621196d56df92e05594e07469b5a6d
• https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/security/advisories/GHSA-c9cv-mq2m-ppp3
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nuxt-server-side-open-redirect-via-path-normalization-bypass-in-navigateto

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