Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer Affecting follow-redirects package, versions <1.16.0
Threat Intelligence
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- published14 Apr 2026
- disclosed14 Apr 2026
- creditDennis Sepede
Introduced: 14 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-40895 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade follow-redirects to version 1.16.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in the cross-domain redirects that do not strip custom authentication headers (such as X-API-Key, X-Auth-Token, Api-Key, Token). An attacker can obtain sensitive authentication headers by triggering a cross-domain redirect that causes custom authentication headers to be forwarded to an attacker-controlled domain.