CVE-2026-42033

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

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: April 24, 2026 at 05:36 PM UTC
Updated: September 10, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
14 products affected across 2 vendorsAxiosEnterprise LinuxOpenShift Container Platform

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

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

v < 0.31.1v < 1.15.11.0.0 ≤ v < 1.15.1
Affected range stops below 0.31.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9 (unaffected)
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 1780467029 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1780467147 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (42)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-pf86-5x62-jrwf
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16476
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16532
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16534
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16535
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16542
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16874

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.4HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1321CWE-915

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