CVE-2026-54171

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

Description

Excon is usable, fast, simple HTTP 1.1 for Ruby. Prior to 1.5.0, Excon's RedirectFollower middleware failed to strip additional sensitive headers when following redirects and did not provide a custom list of headers to strip. This could cause inadvertent leakage of sensitive data when the initial request includes header information that is not intended for the new target. This issue is fixed in version 1.5.0.

CWE-201

How to fix

Remediation Available

ruby-exconDebian

Fixed in:1.5.0-1CVE-2026-54171

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-60188	High	7.5	3.5%	-	-
CVE-2022-27779	Medium	5.3	2.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-16026	Medium	5.9	2.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-2582	Medium	6.5	2.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-26085	Critical	9.9	2.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-32825	High	7.5	2.0%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-54171?

Upgrade ruby-excon on debian unstable to 1.5.0-1 or later.

Is CVE-2026-54171 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-54171 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.43% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 36% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-54171?

CVE-2026-54171 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated moderate. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-54171 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ruby-excon (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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