CVE catalog
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 sensitiveHe
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.47% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | sid | 1.16.1+~1.14.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | forky | 1.16.1+~1.14.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | trixie | 1.15.9+~1.14.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | bookworm | 1.15.2+~1.14.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Npm | follow-redirects | Not reported | 1.16.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | pro | 1.15.9+~1.14.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | pro | 1.15.11+~1.14.4-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | pro | 1.15.11+~1.14.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | 26.10 | 1.15.11+~1.14.4-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | 26.10 | 1.16.0+~1.14.4-2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | source | sid | 1.16.1+~1.14.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1151930] |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | source | forky | 1.16.1+~1.14.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1151930] |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1151930] |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1151930] |
| Npm | follow-redirects | npm | Not reported | 1.16.1 | Not reported | GHSA-8R9P-F939-6H3C | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] node-follow-redirects: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-follow-redirects]Affected
Details (2)
1.15.2+~1.14.1-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · node-follow-redirects · debian · bookworm; nvd · node-follow-redirects · debian · 12
1.15.2+~1.14.1-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · node-follow-redirects · debian · bookworm; nvd · node-follow-redirects · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [node-follow-redirects]Affected
Details (2)
1.15.9+~1.14.4-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · node-follow-redirects · debian · 13
1.15.9+~1.14.4-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · node-follow-redirects · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/]
- [https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8r9p-f939-6h3c]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111755]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-111755]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111755]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-111755]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-111755.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [GitHub Advisory Database] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]