CVE-2026-42264: Axios: Prototype pollution read-side gadgets in HTTP adapter allow credential injection and request hijacking
Description
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From version 1.0.0 to before version 1.15.2, fFive config properties (auth, baseURL, socketPath, beforeRedirect, and insecureHTTPParser) in the HTTP adapter are read via direct property access without hasOwnProperty guards, making them exploitable as prototype pollution gadgets. When Object.prototype is polluted by another dependency in the same process, axios silently picks up these polluted values on every outbound HTTP request. This issue has been patched in version 1.15.2.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N · CWE-1321
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: Migration Toolkit for Applications 8Red Hat: Multicluster Engine for KubernetesRed Hat: Network Observability OperatorRed Hat: OpenShift PipelinesRed Hat: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2Red Hat: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2Red Hat: Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.6Red Hat: Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.1Red Hat: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2Red Hat: Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4Red Hat: Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4Red Hat: Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3Red Hat: Red Hat Data Grid 8.6.2Red Hat: Red Hat Developer HubRed Hat: Red Hat Discovery 2Red Hat: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3Red Hat: Red Hat Fuse 7Red Hat: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)Red Hat: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat: Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesRed Hat: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4Red Hat: Red Hat Process Automation 7Red Hat: Red Hat Quay 3Red Hat: Red Hat Satellite 6Red Hat: Self-service automation portal 2Red Hat: streams for Apache Kafka 2
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/commit/47915144662f2733e6c051bdcb895a8c8f0586aa (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/pull/10779 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.15.2 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-q8qp-cvcw-x6jj (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)