CVE-2026-40181

React Router's same-origin redirect with path starting // causes open redirect via protocol-relative URL reinterpretation

Published Jun 2, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
React Router is a router for React. In versions 7.0.0 through 7.14.0 and 6.7.0 through 6.30.3, certain URLs passed to the redirect function can trigger an open redirect to an external domain due to path values starting with // being reinterpreted as protocol-relative URLs. The level of impact depends on the validation done by the application prior to returning the redirect. This does not impact applications using Declarative Mode (<BrowserRouter>). This is patched in versions 7.14.1 and 6.30.4.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2j2x-hqr9-3h42 React Router's same-origin redirect with path starting // causes open redirect via protocol-relative URL reinterpretation
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Shopify
Shopify react-router
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:shopify:react-router:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Shopify
Shopify react-router
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Remix-run
Remix-run react-router
Vendors & Products Remix-run
Remix-run react-router
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description React Router is a router for React. In versions 7.0.0 through 7.14.0 and 6.7.0 through 6.30.3, certain URLs passed to the redirect function can trigger an open redirect to an external domain due to path values starting with // being reinterpreted as protocol-relative URLs. The level of impact depends on the validation done by the application prior to returning the redirect. This does not impact applications using Declarative Mode (<BrowserRouter>). This is patched in versions 7.14.1 and 6.30.4.
Title React Router's same-origin redirect with path starting // causes open redirect via protocol-relative URL reinterpretation
Weaknesses CWE-601
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2026, 9:26 PM
Reserved
Apr 9, 2026, 8:59 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 2, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 10:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 2, 2026, 5:55 PM