Medium severity · published Jul 17, 2026
CVE-2026-44979
@hapi/wreck : Sensitive `Proxy-Authorization` header leaked across cross-hostname redirects
6.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
@hapi/wreck is an HTTP client utility. Prior to 18.1.1, when @hapi/wreck follows a 3xx redirect to a different hostname, only the Authorization and Cookie headers are stripped, and the standard credential header Proxy-Authorization is forwarded intact to the redirect target, potentially exposing forward-proxy credentials to a host outside the original trust boundary when redirects are enabled through the redirects option or Wreck.defaults({ redirects: ... }). This issue is fixed in version 18.1.1.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WR
wreck · hapijs
< 18.1.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44979
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44979
github.com
https://github.com/hapijs/wreck/commit/a5b6fac9c684621c1d5733d10a0257697cfea373
github.com
https://github.com/hapijs/wreck/pull/312
github.com
https://github.com/hapijs/wreck/releases/tag/v18.1.1
github.com
https://github.com/hapijs/wreck/security/advisories/GHSA-vhjm-w67q-g75c
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