Description
axios is vulnerable to read-side prototype-pollution gadgets that can alter request construction when Object.prototype has already been polluted by a separate vulnerability or dependency. In the bodyless method aliases (axios.get(), axios.delete(), axios.head(), axios.options()), inherited data is read via (config || {}).data before config normalization, causing an attacker-controlled body to be sent on requests that did not set one. Additional low-level paths, only reachable when calling exported adapters/helpers (e.g. lib/adapters/http.js, unsafe/helpers/resolveConfig.js) directly with plain configs and no own proxy or paramsSerializer, can inherit polluted proxy values (routing requests through an attacker-controlled proxy) or paramsSerializer values (attacker-controlled URL serialization). These low-level gadgets do not reproduce through normal high-level axios calls on 1.15.2+. The issue is fixed in axios 1.18.0 and 0.33.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| axios | axios | 1.0.0 – < 1.18.0, < 0.33.0 | 1.18.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-axios | 1.18.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | grafana13.1 | 13.1.1-0.5.hum1 | RHSA-2026:50826, RHSA-2026:49714 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | jitsucom-jitsu-console | 2.11.0-r30 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-centraldashboard | 1.10.0-r26 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | langfuse-3 +1 | 3.223.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | langfuse-3-compat | 3.225.7-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | lerna | 9.0.7-r11 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | nextcloud-server-33 | 33.0.6-r8 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-dashboards-3 | 3.7.0-r11 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | prism | 5.16.0-r1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | axios | >= 1.0.0, < 1.18.0 | 1.18.0 | GHSA-mmx7-hfxf-jppx |
| npm | axios | < 0.33.0 | 0.33.0 | GHSA-mmx7-hfxf-jppx |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2026:50826 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:49714 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2958 IBM License Metric Tool: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 4, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-mmx7-hfxf-jppx) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: axios before 1.18.0 Prototype Pollution via bodyless methods third-party-advisory