CVE-2026-53573: geonetwork core-geonetwork Open Redirect
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-53573 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Open Redirect vulnerability in geonetwork core-geonetwork. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 31-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
GeoNetwork is a catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources. From 3.12.0 until 4.2.16 and 4.4.11, unsafe redirect validation in GeonetworkOAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter and KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter permits an attacker-controlled external redirect after login. This issue is fixed in versions 4.2.16 and 4.4.11.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated4.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS trend
Probability
0.65%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.27 pp
From 0.38% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Geonetwork1 product
- core-geonetwork≥ 3.12.0, ≤ 3.12.12 | ≥ 4.0.0-alpha.1, ≤ 4.0.6 | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.16 | ≥ 4.4.0, < 4.4.11
Org.geonetwork-opensource1 product
- geonetwork≥ 3.12.0, ≤ 3.12.12 | ≥ 4.0.0-alpha.1, ≤ 4.0.6 | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.16 | ≥ 4.4.0, < 4.4.11
2 vendors · 2 products