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TI-2026-80519 Aliases CVE-2026-81509

Open redirect in nforwardauth login endpoint after authentication

Priority LOW 27CWE-601Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.

Summary

nosduco nforwardauth before 1.5.1 accepts an unvalidated r query parameter on its /login endpoint and uses it as the redirect destination after a successful login. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a legitimate login URL that sends a victim to an attacker-controlled website once the victim authenticates, which may enable phishing and social engineering. The flaw is CWE-601 and does not bypass ForwardAuth authentication.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

nforwardauth is a forward auth service that allows the use of a single authentication middleware for multiple sites. Versions prior to 1.5.1 accept an unvalidated `r` query parameter on the `/login` endpoint and use them as the post-authentication redirect destination. An unauthenticated attacker can create a legitimate `nforwardauth` login URL that redirects a victim to an attacker-controlled website after the victim successfully authenticates. This issue may facilitate phishing and other social-engineering attacks by abusing the trust associated with the legitimate authentication domain. This vulnerability does not provide an unauthenticated ForwardAuth bypass. Version 1.5.1 contains a patch.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00318 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed nforwardauth (nosduco): 1.5.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nosduconforwardauthbefore 1.5.11.5.1Patch availableCNA
  • nforwardauth Vendornosduco Affected before 1.5.1 Fixed in 1.5.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade nosduco nforwardauth to version 1.5.1, which contains the patch.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA nforwardauth (nosduco) Fixed in 1.5.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-81509
  2. 2026-10-26 Title updated · CNA
  3. 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-26 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Sources

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