Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Apr 21, 2026 19:59:59 UTC
CVE-2026-40895
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.
Base score6.9/ 10
SeverityMediumCVSS 4.0
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityMedium
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Attack requirementsNoneAT
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionNoneUI
Vulnerable system confidentialityLowVC
Vulnerable system integrityNoneVI
Vulnerable system availabilityNoneVA
Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC
Subsequent system integrityNoneSI
Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
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Last updatedNov 2, 2026 23:19:34 UTC
PublishedApr 21, 2026 19:59:59 UTC
ReservedApr 15, 2026 16:37:22 UTC