CVE-2026-111755

NameCVE-2026-111755
Descriptionfollow-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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
node-follow-redirects (PTS)bookworm1.15.2+~1.14.1-1vulnerable
trixie1.15.9+~1.14.4-1vulnerable
forky, sid1.16.0+~1.14.4-2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
node-follow-redirectssource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/GHSA-8r9p-f939-6h3c
Fixed by: https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/commit/080a76d0e125b37bf81717368a61d5dc37aa56c8 (v1.16.1)

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