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CVE-2026-40175

CVE-2026-40175MEDIUM

Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   H   N   N  U  L  L  N    4.8   .0131   69.6     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions              Fixed
  axios    >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Apr 9   Reserved by GitHub_M
  Apr 10  Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
  Aug 24  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
  Aug 25  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
  Aug 26  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
  Sep 4   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
  Sep 7   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
  Sep 9   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-113, CWE-444, CWE-918, CWE-915 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v3.1 · 54 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Versions prior to 1.15.0 and 0.3.1 are vulnerable to a specific gadget-style attack chain in which prototype pollution in a third-party dependency may be leveraged to inject unsanitized header values into outbound requests. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0 and 0.3.1.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 8 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
April 9, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitHub_M
April 10, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
August 24, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
August 25, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
August 26, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
September 4, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
September 7, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.
September 9, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40175 (axios). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
axios	axios	—	>= 1.0.0, < 1.15.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-113 · CWE-444 · CWE-918 · CWE-915

References (54)

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-40175 at cve.org

Vendors: axios

Weaknesses: CWE-113 · CWE-444 · CWE-918 · CWE-915

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