---
id: CVE-2026-44979
title: '@hapi/wreck is an HTTP client utility'
summary: >-
  @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 fo…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-200
  - CWE-522
published: '2026-07-17'
updated: '2026-07-17'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44979'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/hapijs/wreck/commit/a5b6fac9c684621c1d5733d10a0257697cfea373
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/hapijs/wreck/pull/312'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/hapijs/wreck/releases/tag/v18.1.1'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/hapijs/wreck/security/advisories/GHSA-vhjm-w67q-g75c'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0042
epssPercentile: 0.35834
ingestedAt: '2026-07-18T21:25:08.094Z'
---

## Overview

@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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.