Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| follow-redirects | follow-redirects | < 1.16.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-follow-redirects | 1.16.0+~1.14.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-follow-redirects | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | node-follow-redirects | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | node-follow-redirects | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | node-follow-redirects | 1.15.11+~1.14.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8632-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | node-follow-redirects | 1.15.6+~1.14.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8632-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | node-follow-redirects | 1.14.9+~1.14.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | USN-8632-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | node-follow-redirects | 1.2.4-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm2 | USN-8632-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | node-follow-redirects | 1.2.4-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm2 | USN-8632-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | grafana13.2 | 13.2.4-0.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:88541 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | argo-workflows-ui-4.0 | 4.0.4-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | code-server | 4.112.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | configurable-http-proxy | 5.2.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | katib-earlystopping +8 | 0.19.0-r31 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | katib-suggestion-goptuna-compat | 0.19.0-r40 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-pipelines-frontend | 2.16.0-r15 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | langfuse-3 +1 | 3.164.0-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | lerna | 9.0.7-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | nextcloud-server-33 | 33.0.6-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-dashboards-3 | 3.6.0-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | prism | 5.15.7-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | saf | 1.6.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | thingsboard-tb-web-ui | 4.3.1.1-r4 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | follow-redirects | < 1.16.0 | 1.16.0 | GHSA-r4q5-vmmm-2653 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2026:88541 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1513 Kiali für Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh (Axios, Go, Follow-redirects): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 20, 2026
- USN-8632-1 node-follow-redirects vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Aug 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1407 IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 3, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1654 IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 28, 2026