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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Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-10T20:16:22.800

Modified: 2026-04-10T20:16:22.800

Link: CVE-2026-40175

cve-icon Redhat

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