CVE-2026-101904

Axios: Header Injection via Inherited headers After Minimal Interceptor

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 28, 2026 at 05:29 PM UTC
Updated: September 30, 2026 at 07:38 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAxios

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Severity
MEDIUM6.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.0.0 until 1.20.0, the dispatchRequest function normalizes inherited Object.prototype.headers from a replacement request configuration. A separate same-process prototype-pollution flaw sets Object.prototype.headers, and trusted request interceptors return a new ordinary configuration without an own headers property. After the interceptor chain, dispatchRequest resolves the inherited headers during normalization. Downstream request processing can observe attacker-controlled headers, including authorization-related values. This issue is fixed in version 1.20.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.20.0
Affected range stops below 1.20.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

6.9MEDIUMGitHub_M
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Quick Info

StatusUNDERGOING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-74CWE-1321

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