CVE-2026-111756: Node follow redirects · follow-redirects is a Node.js HTTP and HTTPS client wrapper that
Affects node-follow-redirectsSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High · fixed in 1.16.1 : patch node-follow-redirects soon.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:31 UTC
- 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 20 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.
, 4 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
CISA SSVC assessment
proof of concept public
, 3 days after disclosure
In Threat Radar
record ingested
, 6 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
Patches and advisories
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.10node-follow-redirectspkg:deb/ubuntu/node-follow-redirects?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTSnode-follow-redirectspkg:deb/ubuntu/node-follow-redirects?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSnode-follow-redirectspkg:deb/ubuntu/node-follow-redirects?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSnode-follow-redirectspkg:deb/ubuntu/node-follow-redirects?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSnode-follow-redirectspkg:deb/ubuntu/node-follow-redirects?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSnode-follow-redirectspkg:deb/ubuntu/node-follow-redirects?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
follow-redirects is a Node.js HTTP and HTTPS client wrapper that automatically follows redirects. From version 1.16.0 to before version 1.16.1, follow-redirects removes sensitive credential headers (Authorization, Proxy-Authorization, Cookie, and any caller-declared sensitiveHeaders) before following a redirect that crosses to a different host or downgrades to a less secure protocol. The removal routine iterates the caller's headers container with for...in and matches header names against a filter. This assumes the headers container is a plain object keyed by header names. Node's underlying http.request, which follow-redirects is a drop-in replacement for, also accepts headers as an alternating array of names and values. For an array, for...in yields the numeric indices "0", "1", "2" and so on, which never match a header-name filter, so nothing is removed. An application that sends array-form headers and follows an attacker-controlled cross-origin redirect therefore forwards its Authorization, Cookie, and Proxy-Authorization headers verbatim to the attacker-controlled destination, with no error or warning. The sensitiveHeaders option added to fix CVE-2026-40895 / GHSA-r4q5-vmmm-2653 is equally ineffective, because it relies on the same helper. This is an unauthenticated confidentiality vulnerability: any remote server the victim application contacts can harvest the victim's credential headers by responding with a cross-origin redirect. This issue has been patched in version 1.16.1.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-111756 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111756 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/commit/9865ca45490e4d0f7b6944870318408344570aff (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/releases/tag/v1.16.1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/ghsa-q3jh-wrc6-jgq8 (opens in a new tab)
- advisory.echohq.com/cve/cve-2026-111756 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cveproject/cvelistv5/tree/main/cves/2026/111xxx/cve-2026-111756.json (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-111756 (opens in a new tab)
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/cve-2026-111756 (opens in a new tab)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1151931 (opens in a new tab)