CVE-2026-44681 — Authlib: Open Redirect in Authlib OIDC Implicit/Hybrid Authorization

Affected: authlib

Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to 1.6.12 and 1.7.1, an unauthenticated open redirect in Authlib's OpenIDImplicitGrant and OpenIDHybridGrant authorization endpoint lets a remote attacker cause the authorization server to issue an HTTP 302 to an attacker-chosen URL by submitting an authorization request that omits the openid scope. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.12 and 1.7.1.

GHSA-r95x-qfjj-fjj2 — Authlib OIDC Implicit/Hybrid Authorization Vulnerable to Open Redirect

Affected: PyPI: authlib

### Summary

An unauthenticated open redirect in Authlib's `OpenIDImplicitGrant` and `OpenIDHybridGrant` authorization endpoint lets a remote attacker cause the authorization server to issue an HTTP 302 to an attacker-chosen URL by submitting an authorization request that omits the `openid` scope.

### Details

#### Vulnerable code

`OpenIDImplicitGrant.validate_authorization_request` in `authlib/oidc/core/grants/implicit.py`:

```python def validate_authorization_request(self): if not is_openid_scope(self.request.payload.scope): raise InvalidScopeError( "Missing 'openid' scope", redirect_uri=self.request.payload.redirect_uri, # ← raw, unvalidated redirect_fragment=True, ) redirect_uri = super().validate_authorization_request() ... ```

`OpenIDHybridGrant.validate_authorization_request` in `authlib/oidc/core/grants/hybrid.py` shares the same pattern.

#### Root cause

Both methods perform the `openid` scope presence check before delegating to `super().validate_authorization_request()`, which is where `AuthorizationEndpointMixin.validate_authorization_redirect_uri` validates the requested `redirect_uri` against the client's `check_redirect_uri(...)`. The `InvalidScopeError` thrown by the scope check therefore carries attacker-controlled `self.request.payload.redirect_uri`.

`OAuth2Error.__call__` in `authlib/oauth2/base.py` renders any error with a non-empty `redirect_uri` as an HTTP 302:

```python def __call__…

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