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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40895
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40895
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | node-follow-redirects | 0, 1.15.11+~1.14.4-1, 1.15.11+~1.14.4-2 |
| Debian:11 | node-follow-redirects | 1.16.0, 1.13.1-1, 1.13.1-1 |
| Debian:14 | node-follow-redirects | 1.15.11+~1.14.4-2, *, * |
| Debian:13 | node-follow-redirects | 1.16.0, 1.15.11+~1.14.4-2, 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 21, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated