CVE-2026-54724 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Open Redirect vulnerability in kiwitcms. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
Kiwi TCMS: Open Redirect via unvalidated next parameter in account confirmation endpoint
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-54724.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2026-54724 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 394,803 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
kiwitcmsReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Summary
An open redirect vulnerability in the account confirmation endpoint allows an unauthenticated attacker to craft a URL hosted on a legitimate Kiwi TCMS instance that redirects victims to an arbitrary external domain. The attack surface is particularly relevant for phishing campaigns targeting Kiwi TCMS users, as the malicious link originates from a trusted organizational hostname.
Impact
This is an open redirect vulnerability (CWE-601). Any unauthenticated attacker can exploit it against any user of a Kiwi TCMS deployment.
The primary risk is phishing. Because Kiwi TCMS is typically deployed as an internal tool for engineering and QA teams, a redirect from the organization's own hostname carries high implicit trust. An attacker can use this endpoint to:
- Redirect victims to a credential-harvesting page styled to match the Kiwi TCMS or corporate SSO login.
- Bypass email security filters and link-reputation checks that allowlist the organization's domain.
- Distribute malware via a convincing "confirm your account" lure.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | kiwitcms | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for kiwitcms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of kiwitcms has shipped for CVE-2026-54724 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
Stop reflecting attacker-controlled destinations: resolve every redirect target against an allowlist of paths or hosts you own, prefer a server-side key over a full URL in the request, and reject absolute URLs entirely where the flow only ever needs a relative one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-54724 in your dependencies?
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