CVE-2026-40175: Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain
Description
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Versions prior to 1.15.0 and 0.3.1 are vulnerable to a specific gadget-style attack chain in which prototype pollution in a third-party dependency may be leveraged to inject unsanitized header values into outbound requests. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0 and 0.3.1.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N · CWE-113, CWE-444, CWE-918
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
axios: axiosRed Hat: Cryostat 4Red Hat: Gatekeeper 3Red Hat: Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShiftRed Hat: Migration Toolkit for Applications 8Red Hat: OpenShift PipelinesRed Hat: OpenShift Service Mesh 3Red Hat: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2Red Hat: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2Red Hat: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Red Hat: Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4Red Hat: Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3Red Hat: Red Hat Build of KueueRed Hat: Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop - Tech PreviewRed Hat: Red Hat Data Grid 8Red Hat: Red Hat Developer HubRed Hat: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3Red Hat: Red Hat Fuse 7Red Hat: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)Red Hat: Red Hat Process Automation 7Red Hat: Red Hat Quay 3Red Hat: Self-service automation portal 2Red Hat: streams for Apache Kafka 2Red Hat: Streams for Apache Kafka 3.2.0Siemens: gWAP
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/commit/03cdfc99e8db32a390e12128208b6778492cee9c (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/commit/363185461b90b1b78845dc8a99a1f103d9b122a1 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/pull/10660 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/pull/10688 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v0.31.0 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.15.0 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-fvcv-3m26-pcqx (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)