Custom URL rewrites with `/` as the target path currently generate a redirect URL with a double slash.

[monteshot]

Preconditions and environment

• Magento version - Latest (also tested on 2.4.6-p12).

Steps to reproduce

1. In the Admin, go to Marketing > SEO & Search > URL Rewrites.
2. Create a custom URL rewrite for the Default Store View with these values:
   • Request Path: some-test1
   • Target Path: /
   • Redirect Type: Permanent (301)
3. Save the URL rewrite.
4. Open https://first.magento.test/some-test1/ in a browser.
5. Verify that the response is a 301 redirect to https://first.magento.test/, not https://first.magento.test//.

Expected result

No slash doubling - NO SEO impact

Actual result

Target path currently generate a redirect URL with a double slash

Additional information

Proposed fix: #41192

Release note

No response

Triage and priority

• Severity: S0 - Affects critical data or functionality and leaves users without workaround.
• Severity: S1 - Affects critical data or functionality and forces users to employ a workaround.
• Severity: S2 - Affects non-critical data or functionality and forces users to employ a workaround.
• Severity: S3 - Affects non-critical data or functionality and does not force users to employ a workaround.
• Severity: S4 - Affects aesthetics, professional look and feel, “quality” or “usability”.

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✅ Jira issue https://jira.corp.adobe.com/browse/AC-18138 is successfully created for this GitHub issue.

[monteshot]

@magento I am working on this

[engcom-Bravo]

Hi @monteshot,

Thanks for your reporting and collaboration.

We have tried to reproduce the issue in Latest 2.4-develop instance and we are able to reproduce the issue.Please refer the screenshot.

Target path currently generate a redirect URL with a double slash.Hence Confirming the issue.

Thanks.