CVE-2026-40175

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.

What this means for your business

It affects Axios. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
Code showing how to exploit it has been published, but real attacks have not been confirmed.
An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 2% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 78% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Axios, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS: 4.8 (v3.1)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-113
Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com

Dates

Published: 2026-04-10
Last modified: 2026-09-09
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Axios Axios- 0.31.0, 1.0.0 - 1.15.0

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.