Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0, 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.
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| Description | Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0, 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. | |
| Title | Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-113 CWE-444 CWE-918 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-04-10T19:23:52.285Z
Updated: 2026-04-10T19:23:52.285Z
Reserved: 2026-04-09T20:59:17.618Z
Link: CVE-2026-40175
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-10T20:16:22.800
Modified: 2026-04-10T20:16:22.800
Link: CVE-2026-40175
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