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GHSA-r4q5-vmmm-2653: follow-redirects leaks Custom Authentication Headers to Cross-Domain Redirect Targets

April 14, 2026 (updated November 2, 2026)

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:469-476). Any custom authentication header (e.g., X-API-Key, X-Auth-Token, Api-Key, Token) is forwarded verbatim to the redirect target.

Since follow-redirects is the redirect-handling dependency for axios (105K+ stars), this vulnerability affects the entire axios ecosystem.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-r4q5-vmmm-2653
  • github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/commit/844c4d302ac963d29bdb5dc1754ec7df3d70d7f9
  • github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/GHSA-r4q5-vmmm-2653
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40895

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.16.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.16.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.16.0 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

npm/follow-redirects/GHSA-r4q5-vmmm-2653.yml

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