high7.5
CVE-2026-42039
Axios: unbounded recursion in toFormData causes DoS via deeply nested request data
Impact
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, toFormData recursively walks nested objects with no depth limit, so a deeply nested value passed as request data crashes the Node.js process with a RangeError. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | axios | >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1 | 1.15.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Axios | Axios | before 0.31.1 from 1.0.0 before 1.15.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62hf-57xw-28j9
- https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-62hf-57xw-28j9
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42039
- https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/85132ffba1a77609ea5d101c8a413dea7174932f
- https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.15.1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16476
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16532
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16534
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16535
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16542
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16874
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17468
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17474
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17657
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17699
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19109
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19375
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20889
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20938
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21017
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21338
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21772
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22619