CVE-2026-42038

Axios: no_proxy bypass via IP alias allows SSRF

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 24, 2026 at 05:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAxios

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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, he fix for no_proxy hostname normalization bypass is incomplete. When no_proxy=localhost is set, requests to 127.0.0.1 and [::1] still route through the proxy instead of bypassing it. The shouldBypassProxy() function does pure string matching — it does not resolve IP aliases or loopback equivalents. 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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-m7pr-hjqh-92cm

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-918

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