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 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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/commit/080a76d0e125b37bf81717368a61d5dc37aa56c8
https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/releases/tag/v1.16.1
https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/GHSA-8r9p-f939-6h3c
https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/GHSA-8r9p-f939-6h3c

Configurations

No configuration.

History

19 Oct 2026, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-19 18:17

Updated : 2026-10-19 21:13

NVD link : CVE-2026-111755

Mitre link : CVE-2026-111755

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-111755

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-185

Incorrect Regular Expression

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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