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CVE-2026-111755 follow-redirects is a Node.js HTTP and HTTPS client wrapper that automatically follows redirects

Description

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.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
follow-redirects 1.16 1.16.0 → < 1.16.1 1.16.1

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