VDB
CVE-2026-55553
CVE-2026-55553
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
urllib's cross-origin redirects preserve credential-bearing request headers, leading to potential credential leakage
EPSS 0.66% · 51.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.66%
51.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| npm | urllib | 0, 3.0.0 |
| node-modules | urllib | 3.0.0, 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 25, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 25, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 26, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 30, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2026 Security Advisory
- Sep 7, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2026 CVE Updated
- Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 18, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55553 advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hq3h-g68c-hp78 advisory
- https://github.com/node-modules/urllib/security/advisories/GHSA-hq3h-g68c-hp78 url
- https://github.com/node-modules/urllib/pull/812 patch
- https://github.com/node-modules/urllib/pull/813 patch
- https://github.com/node-modules/urllib/commit/7c86c465883ebd3dea5109c87d7bbe3b00960a16 patch
- https://github.com/node-modules/urllib/commit/811a8d56e64e540bf6a19bf8b3737692f05d5c46 patch
- https://github.com/node-modules/urllib/releases/tag/v2.44.1 url
- https://github.com/node-modules/urllib/releases/tag/v4.9.1 url