HIGH 8.2 NVD
CVE-2026-111755
follow-redirects is a Node.js HTTP and HTTPS client wrapper that automatically follows redirects. From 1.16.0 until 1.16.1, escapeRegex leaves valid header-name
follow-redirects is a Node.js HTTP and HTTPS client wrapper that automatically follows redirects. From 1.16.0 until 1.16.1, escapeRegex leaves valid header-name metacharacters unescaped in sensitiveHeaders. When an application declares a sensitive header whose name contains ^ or | and follows a cross-origin or HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect, unescaped regular-expression metacharacters prevent the generated filter from matching the declared header name, and the credential header is forwarded to an attacker-controlled redirect target. This issue is fixed in version 1.16.1.
References
- https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/commit/080a76d0e125b37bf81717368a61d5
- https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/releases/tag/v1.16.1
- https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/GHSA-8r9p-f939-6h
- https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/GHSA-8r9p-f939-6h
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.2 was published on 2026-10-19 via NVD.
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