CVE-2026-40895 (Medium) detected in follow-redirects-1.14.8.tgz

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CVE-2026-40895 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - follow-redirects-1.14.8.tgz

HTTP and HTTPS modules that follow redirects.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.8.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/follow-redirects/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• axios-0.21.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ follow-redirects-1.14.8.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

follow-redirects is an open source, drop-in replacement for Node's "http" and "https" modules that automatically follows redirects. Prior to 1.16.0, when an HTTP request follows a cross-domain redirect (301/302/307/308), follow-redirects only strips authorization, proxy-authorization, and cookie headers (matched by regex at index.js). Any custom authentication header (e.g., X-API-Key, X-Auth-Token, Api-Key, Token) is forwarded verbatim to the redirect target. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.0.

Publish Date: 2026-04-21

URL: CVE-2026-40895

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-r4q5-vmmm-2653

Release Date: 2026-04-21

Fix Resolution (follow-redirects): 1.16.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (axios): 0.22.0

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