CVE-2026-53683 Freeipa: idm: idm/freeipa web ui - client-side open redirect in reset_password.html
Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites after password reset due to unvalidated URL parameters in the FreeIPA web interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-53683?
CVE-2026-53683 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 2 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
reset_password.html parses query string parameters and uses the 'url' parameter as a redirection target (window.location = url) after password reset, optionally delayed by a 'delay' parameter. No validation or allowlisting is performed on url, enabling an attacker to redirect users to an arbitrary external site after completion of the password-reset workflow.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53683?
How do I fix CVE-2026-53683?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-53683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-53683 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53683 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53683, GHSA-5mg3-xw6r-4frw, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53683.