CVE-2026-55590: CakePHP: Open redirect weakness via backslash bypass
cakephp · authentication
Affected: cakephp authentication · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 42% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
CakePHP Authentication is an authentication plugin for CakePHP that can also be used in PSR-7 based applications. Prior to 2.11.1, 3.3.6, and 4.1.1, the getLoginRedirect() method contains a weakness to backslash bypasses that allows redirect targets with attacker-controlled hostnames through the redirect query string parameter. This issue is fixed in versions 2.11.1, 3.3.6, and 4.1.1.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- cakephp · authentication< 2.11.1; >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.6; >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.1
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Open Redirect
- Vendor
- cakephp
- Published
- July 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-601cwe.mitre.org
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/security/advisories/GHSA-hhpq-github.com
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/pull/795github.com
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/pull/796github.com
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/pull/799github.com
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/commit/1c1e29c7e8129cfbcae7455github.com
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/commit/df28ea4e712f1e5bd0e42begithub.com
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/commit/ee24bd48b9c3ef693dc9965github.com
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/releases/tag/2.11.1github.com
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/releases/tag/3.3.6github.com
- github.com/cakephp/authentication/releases/tag/4.1.1github.com