Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in follow-redirects (CVE-2022-0536) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 5.9CVE-2022-0536GHSA-PW2R-VQ6V-HR8C

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in follow-redirects

Answer in brief

CVE-2022-0536 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in follow-redirects. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps follow-redirects (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Feb 10, 2022Updated Sep 10, 2026Source checked Sep 10, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 19, 2026Material review Sep 10, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.9
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps follow-redirects (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
follow-redirectsnpm	>=0 <1.14.8	1.14.8

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for follow-redirects.
Review the reported fix. Update follow-redirects to 1.14.8 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Feb 10, 2022
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 19, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in NPM follow-redirects prior to 1.14.8.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.