CVE-2026-40175

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Response Splitting')

Publication date:

10/04/2026

Last modified:

12/05/2026

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.80 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

4.80

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios::::::node.js::*		0.31.0 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios::::::node.js::*	1.0.0 (including)	1.15.0 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2026-40175

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools