CVE-2026-44494

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.0.0 to before 1.16.0, the Axios library is vulnerable to a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack that allows any Object.prototype pollution in the application's dependency tree to be escalated into a full Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack — intercepting, reading, and modifying all HTTP traffic including authentication credentials. The HTTP adapter at lib/adapters/http.js:670 reads config.proxy via standard property access, which traverses the prototype chain. Because proxy is not present in Axios defaults, the merged config object has no own proxy property, making it trivially injectable via prototype pollution. Once injected, setProxy() routes all HTTP requests through the attacker's proxy server. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.0.
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-35jp-ww65-95wh Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20889
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20938
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26234
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27044
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28964
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29082
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29800
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29864
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30650
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30651
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33005
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33155
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33160
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33163
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33173
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33183
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33574
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34525
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34527
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34530
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34794
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36611
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36882
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36883
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40792
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40795
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41055
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41064
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41928
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41951
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42078
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42085
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42142
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42146
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44494
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487942
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-35jp-ww65-95wh Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44494.json
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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CWE CWE-915
References
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  • () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44494 -
  • () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487942 -
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CPE cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
First Time Axios axios
Axios
References () https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-35jp-ww65-95wh - () https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-35jp-ww65-95wh - Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-11 17:16

Updated : 2026-07-21 12:18


NVD link : CVE-2026-44494

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44494

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44494


JSON object : View

Products Affected

axios

  • axios
CWE
CWE-441

Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')

CWE-1321

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

CWE-915

Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes