VDB
CVE-2026-40895
CVE-2026-40895
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM
follow-redirects is an open source, drop-in replacement for Node's `http` and `https` modules that automatically follows redirects. Prior to 1.16.0, when an HTTP request follows a cross-domain redirect (301/302/307/308), follow-redirects only strips authorization, proxy-authorization, and cookie headers (matched by regex at index.js). Any custom authentication header (e.g., X-API-Key, X-Auth-Token, Api-Key, Token) is forwarded verbatim to the redirect target. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.0.
EPSS 0.06% · 18.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS Score
0.06%
18.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| follow-redirects | follow-redirects | < 1.16.0 |
Timeline
- Apr 14, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 22, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
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