CVE-2026-78145
A vulnerability has been found in CTFd up to 3.8.4.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A vulnerability has been found in CTFd up to 3.8.4. The affected element is the function _is_safe_url of the file CTFd/utils/validators/__init__.py. Such manipulation of the argument Next leads to open redirect. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 5d8515842fd1ab2c3a9f2dde9ffca907aa334ea9. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 46th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-601
- Source
- cna@vuldb.com
EPSS 0.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/CTFd/CTFd/
- https://github.com/CTFd/CTFd/commit/5d8515842fd1ab2c3a9f2dde9ffca907aa334ea9
- https://github.com/CTFd/CTFd/pull/3026
- https://github.com/CTFd/CTFd/releases/tag/3.8.4
- https://mblunt.dev/writeups/ctfd-open-redirect/
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78145
- https://vuldb.com/submit/882469
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394533
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394533/cti
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.