CVE-2026-25523 | Magento's X-Original-Url header can expose admin url

Magento-lts is a long-term support alternative to Magento Community Edition (CE). Prior to version 20.16.1, the admin url can be discovered without prior knowledge of it's location by exploiting the X-Original-Url header on some configurations. This issue has been patched in version 20.16.1.

Published: 2026-02-04 Last update: 2026-02-20 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-25523 is rated Low Risk (23.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-25523

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-05 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-25523

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-25523

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-25523

GHSA-jg68-vhv3-9r8f · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — Magento's X-Original-Url header can expose admin url

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-25523

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openmage magento <= 20.16.0 cpe:2.3:a:openmage:magento:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-25523

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