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CVE-2026-42033

30
FAUCET Score

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, when Object.prototype has been polluted by any co-dependency with keys that axios reads without a hasOwnProperty guard, an attacker can (a) silently intercept and modify every JSON response before the application sees it, or (b) fully hijack the underlying HTTP transport, gaining access to request credentials, headers, and body. The precondition is prototype pollution from a separate source in the same process. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.

First published: Apr 24, 2026Last modified: Apr 25, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.31.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.4HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
53.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0081 is in the 21st percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: axiosFixed in: 1.15.1
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: axiosFixed in: 0.31.1
github_advisoryworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-pf86-5x62-jrwfhigh

Axios: Prototype Pollution Gadgets - Response Tampering, Data Exfiltration, and Request Hijacking

May 5, 2026

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:14937
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access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:26225
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:26232
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:26234
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:33574
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:36882
access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2026-42033
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
security.access.redhat.com / data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42033.json
github.com / axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-pf86-5x62-jrwf
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory