Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, axios exposes two read-side prototype-pollution gadgets. When Object.prototype is polluted by an upstream dependency in the same process (e.g. lodash _.merge / CVE-2018-16487), axios silently picks up the polluted values. (1) lib/utils.js line 406 builds merge()'s accumulator as result = {}, so result[targetKey] (line 414) walks Object.prototype and the polluted bucket's own keys are copied into the merged headers and ride out on the wire. (2) lib/core/mergeConfig.js line 26 builds the hasOwnProperty descriptor as a plain-object literal. Object.defineProperty reads descriptor.get/descriptor.set via the prototype chain, so a polluted Object.prototype.get or Object.prototype.set makes the call throw TypeError synchronously on every axios request. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.
References
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| https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-898c-q2cr-xwhg | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-898c-q2cr-xwhg | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
15 Jun 2026, 16:31
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| References | () https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-898c-q2cr-xwhg - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
11 Jun 2026, 18:16
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| References | () https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-898c-q2cr-xwhg - |
11 Jun 2026, 17:16
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Information
Published : 2026-06-11 17:16
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:50
NVD link : CVE-2026-44490
Mitre link : CVE-2026-44490
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44490
JSON object : View
Products Affected
axios
- axios
CWE
CWE-1321
Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
