CVE-2026-111755: follow-redirects · Incorrect Regular Expression
Affects follow-redirectsSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 8.2 High : upgrade to 1.16.1 as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public or traded
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-19.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.16.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CISA SSVC: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by GitHub, Inc.
, 3 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
CISA SSVC assessment
proof of concept public
, 32 minutes after disclosure
In Threat Radar
record ingested
, 7 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade follow-redirects to 1.16.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| follow-redirectsfollow-redirects | Affected
| Fixed in
|
AI-suggested
Upgrade follow-redirects to version 1.16.1 or later, where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
A vulnerability in follow-redirects versions 1.16.0 to before 1.16.1 allows sensitive headers with certain metacharacters to be forwarded to attacker-controlled redirect targets due to incorrect regular expression escaping. This flaw is fixed in version 1.16.1.
References
- github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/GHSA-8r9p-f939-6h3c (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/commit/080a76d0e125b37bf81717368a61d5dc37aa56c8 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/releases/tag/v1.16.1 (opens in a new tab)