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Incorrect Regular Expression

CVE-2026-111755

Severity High
Score 8.2/10

Summary

follow-redirects is a Node.js HTTP and HTTPS client wrapper that automatically follows redirects. In versions 1.16.0 prior to 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.

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  • NETWORK
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CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression

The software specifies a regular expression in a way that causes data to be improperly matched or compared.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published