🛡️ CVE-2026-40895 on Ubuntu — node-follow-redirects

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-40895 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package node-follow-redirects. The fix is available in version 1.15.11+~1.14.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40895 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40895 is recorded against 1 package.

• node-follow-redirects (fixed in 1.15.11+~1.14.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)

Timeline and source

Published on 21 April 2026 and last revised on 13 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

node-follow-redirects has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• USN-8217-1 (published 28 Apr 2026)
• DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40895 (published 21 Apr 2026)
• DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28849 (published 14 Mar 2024)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28849 (published 14 Mar 2024)
• DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26159 (published 2 Jan 2024)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26159 (published 2 Jan 2024)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0536 (published 9 Feb 2022)
• DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0536 (published 9 Feb 2022)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information) in other software:

• CVE-2023-41050 (6.8 Medium, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-24886 (2.0 Low, published 12 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-30776 (published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-35625 (4.7 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2014-3517 (published 6 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2015-9543 (2.0 Low, published 6 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2015-8749 (published 6 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2016-3954 (published 6 Jul 2026)

CVE-2026-40895 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

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