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CVE-2026-40175

Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 10, 2026 at 07:23 PM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
10 products affected across 3 vendorsAxiosFuseBuild of Apicurio Registry

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0, the Axios library is vulnerable to a specific "Gadget" attack chain that allows Prototype Pollution in any third-party dependency to be escalated into Remote Code Execution (RCE) or Full Cloud Compromise (via AWS IMDSv2 bypass). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0.

Affected

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

Axios· Axiosnpm
95%
v < 0.31.0v < 1.15.01.0.0 ≤ v < 1.15.0
Affected range stops below 0.31.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.15.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Build of Apache Camel - HawtIO· Red Hatrpm
60%
4
Build of Apicurio Registry· Red Hatrpm
60%
2
Build of Podman Desktop· Red Hat
60%
All versions
Developer Hub· Red Hatrpm
60%
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 1776784286 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1777903262 (unaffected)
Fuse· Red Hatrpm
60%
7
Migration Toolkit for Applications· Red Hatrpm
60%
8
OpenShift Pipelines· Red Hatrpm
60%
All versions
Trusted Profile Analyzer· Red Hatrpm
60%
All versions
gWAP· Siemens
50%
v < V3.1.1
Affected range stops below V3.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (54)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-fvcv-3m26-pcqx
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/10660
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/363185461b90b1b78845dc8a99a1f103d9b122a1
x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.15.0
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/10688
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/03cdfc99e8db32a390e12128208b6778492cee9c
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v0.31.0
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/10660#issuecomment-4224168081

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.8MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-113CWE-444CWE-918CWE-915

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