CVE-2026-54171: Excon does not redact additional sensitive/risky headers when following redirects
Affects exconSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 1.5.0 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.5.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
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
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade excon to 1.5.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| RubyGemsexcon | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
### Impact The redirect follower middleware previously failed to strip a number of headers that are known to be sensitive and did not provide a way to provide a custom list of headers to strip. _What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_ This could cause inadvertent leakage of sensitive data for users of the RedirectFollower middleware in cases where the initial request includes header information that is not intended for the new target. ### Patches Patch exists and is released in v1.5.0 ### Workarounds Users can backport the [fix](https://github.com/excon/excon/commit/ea89a35308a12f4b791b6c50f2cbd33f94889fa3) to a custom redirect follower middleware.
References
- github.com/excon/excon/security/advisories/GHSA-48rx-c7pg-q66r (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54171 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/excon/excon/pull/901 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/excon/excon/commit/ea89a35308a12f4b791b6c50f2cbd33f94889fa3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/excon/excon (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/excon/CVE-2026-54171.yml (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54171 (opens in a new tab)