# CVE-2026-44486: Axios: Proxy-Authorization header leaks to redirect target when proxy is re-evaluated to direct connection

> CVE-2026-44486: Axios: Proxy-Authorization header leaks to redirect target when proxy is re-evaluated to direct connection. CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-44486
Last updated: 2026-09-11T13:18:05Z

- Published: 2026-06-11 15:39 UTC · Updated: 2026-09-11 13:18 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_M
- CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.55%, 46th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-200

## Description

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios’ Node.js HTTP adapter can leak proxy credentials to a redirect target in affected versions. When a request is sent through an authenticated proxy, Axios may add a Proxy-Authorization header. If Axios then follows a redirect and the redirected request is no longer sent through that proxy, the stale Proxy-Authorization header can remain on the redirected request and be sent to the redirect target. This affects Node.js's use of Axios with automatic redirects enabled and an authenticated proxy configuration. Browser adapters are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.

## Affected vendors and products

- axios: axios
- Red Hat: Cryostat 4
- Red Hat: Gatekeeper 3
- Red Hat: Migration Toolkit for Applications 8
- Red Hat: Network Observability Operator
- Red Hat: OpenShift Pipelines
- Red Hat: OpenShift Service Mesh 3
- Red Hat: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2
- Red Hat: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11
- Red Hat: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13
- Red Hat: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14
- Red Hat: Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.6
- Red Hat: Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.1
- Red Hat: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat: Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
- Red Hat: Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4
- Red Hat: Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3
- Red Hat: Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop - Tech Preview
- Red Hat: Red Hat Data Grid 8.6.2
- Red Hat: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3
- Red Hat: Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- Red Hat: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4
- Red Hat: Red Hat Satellite 6
- Red Hat: Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer
- Red Hat: Self-service automation portal 2

## Tracked companies

- [Bitbucket](https://rewindex.com/company/bitbucket.md)
- [Confluence](https://rewindex.com/company/confluence.md)
- [Jira](https://rewindex.com/company/jira.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44486)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44486)
- [https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-j5f8-grm9-p9fc](https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-j5f8-grm9-p9fc)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-44486 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-44486.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-44486 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:49:48.758Z