diff --git a/commands/curation/curationaudit_test.go b/commands/curation/curationaudit_test.go
index 064c69f32..8809b99db 100644
--- a/commands/curation/curationaudit_test.go
+++ b/commands/curation/curationaudit_test.go
@@ -4976,6 +4976,67 @@ func TestSendBoundedRequestRejectsRedirectOutsideRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestSendBoundedRequestFollowsCloudStorageRedirect covers XRAY-167698: a redirect to cloud
+// storage (e.g. S3) must be followed, without leaking credentials or custom headers to it.
+func TestSendBoundedRequestFollowsCloudStorageRedirect(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tech := range []techutils.Technology{techutils.Pip, techutils.Poetry, techutils.Pipenv, techutils.Uv} {
+		t.Run(tech.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
+			var storageAuth, storageWaiver string
+			var storageRequests atomic.Int32
+			storage := httptest.NewTLSServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				storageRequests.Add(1)
+				storageAuth = r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+				storageWaiver = r.Header.Get("X-Artifactory-Curation-Request-Waiver")
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+				_, _ = w.Write([]byte("binary-content"))
+			}))
+			defer storage.Close()
+
+			var artifactoryWaiver string
+			var requests atomic.Int32
+			artifactory := httptest.NewTLSServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				requests.Add(1)
+				artifactoryWaiver = r.Header.Get("X-Artifactory-Curation-Request-Waiver")
+				http.Redirect(w, r, storage.URL+"/presigned?sig=abc", http.StatusFound)
+			}))
+			defer artifactory.Close()
+
+			serverDetails := &config.ServerDetails{
+				Url:            artifactory.URL + "/",
+				ArtifactoryUrl: artifactory.URL + "/",
+				AccessToken:    "super-secret-token",
+				InsecureTls:    true,
+			}
+			rtManager, err := rtUtils.CreateServiceManager(serverDetails, 0, 0, false)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			rtAuth := rtManager.GetConfig().GetServiceDetails()
+			analyzer := treeAnalyzer{
+				rtManager:         rtManager,
+				httpClientDetails: rtAuth.CreateHttpClientDetails(),
+				url:               rtAuth.GetUrl(),
+				repo:              "repo",
+				tech:              tech,
+			}
+			requestDetails := analyzer.httpClientDetails.Clone()
+			requestDetails.Headers["X-Artifactory-Curation-Request-Waiver"] = "syn"
+
+			resp, body, err := analyzer.sendBoundedRequest(http.MethodGet,
+				strings.TrimSuffix(analyzer.url, "/")+"/api/pypi/repo/packages/pkg.whl", requestDetails)
+
+			require.NoError(t, err, "a redirect to Artifactory's own cloud storage backend must be followed, not rejected")
+			require.NotNil(t, resp)
+			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
+			assert.Equal(t, "binary-content", string(body))
+			assert.Equal(t, int32(1), requests.Load())
+			assert.Equal(t, int32(1), storageRequests.Load())
+
+			assert.Equal(t, "syn", artifactoryWaiver, "the configured Artifactory server must still receive the waiver header")
+			assert.Empty(t, storageAuth, "credentials must never be forwarded to the cloud storage host")
+			assert.Empty(t, storageWaiver, "custom curation headers must never be forwarded to the cloud storage host")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCvsMetadataRejectsRedirectOutsideRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7c04f76f8..12328af71 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jfrog/jfrog-apps-config v1.0.1
 	github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-artifactory v0.8.1-0.20261101122816-c0098229a376
 	github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 v2.60.1-0.20261027135447-d76f4db4eedc
-	github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.55.1-0.20261029150622-a2075f5e551a
+	github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.55.1-0.20261102081622-45c51cfca4f7
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.18.11
 	github.com/owenrumney/go-sarif/v3 v3.2.3
 	github.com/package-url/packageurl-go v0.1.3
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/warnings.v0 v0.1.2 // indirect
 )
 
-// replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go => github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go master
-
 // replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 => github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 master
 
 //replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-artifactory => github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-artifactory main
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c25b3051f..787773260 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-artifactory v0.8.1-0.20261101122816-c0098229a376 h1:K
 github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-artifactory v0.8.1-0.20261101122816-c0098229a376/go.mod h1:94/aLloMSK6avu4umcJS3DJ6IuGM5K10PwZ6kDqgzSo=
 github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 v2.60.1-0.20261027135447-d76f4db4eedc h1:xrIYOKdHgIcYZEP9+bw14Ts6ZQyeSs2UGD6cQxhXV40=
 github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 v2.60.1-0.20261027135447-d76f4db4eedc/go.mod h1:dU4UKp2AB2MPsVd+v+o9a2/O3vVO2/Yt2dZ5ajqQUnI=
-github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.55.1-0.20261029150622-a2075f5e551a h1:YcDqBspQfxmIgjKY1S6XWzHiAoYL2e6pP4Yy0s09Ky0=
-github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.55.1-0.20261029150622-a2075f5e551a/go.mod h1:+WGudVz1kZofy4hfEidGdTXqF/E51IC65z4yTtt0TwE=
+github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.55.1-0.20261102081622-45c51cfca4f7 h1:gd1jzPoUxEsfL0N2qebHyemEHKqvob6d9Q8yOl0D5zE=
+github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.55.1-0.20261102081622-45c51cfca4f7/go.mod h1:+WGudVz1kZofy4hfEidGdTXqF/E51IC65z4yTtt0TwE=
 github.com/jhump/protoreflect v1.15.1 h1:HUMERORf3I3ZdX05WaQ6MIpd/NJ434hTp5YiKgfCL6c=
 github.com/jhump/protoreflect v1.15.1/go.mod h1:jD/2GMKKE6OqX8qTjhADU1e6DShO+gavG9e0Q693nKo=
 github.com/kevinburke/ssh_config v1.6.0 h1:J1FBfmuVosPHf5GRdltRLhPJtJpTlMdKTBjRgTaQBFY=