CVE-2026-40175 (GCVE-0-2026-40175)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-10 19:23 – Updated: 2026-04-16 18:45
VLAI?
Title
Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain
Summary
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0 and 0.3.1, 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 and 0.3.1.
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-113 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')
  • CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
  • CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
axios axios Affected: >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.0
Affected: < 0.31.0
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