CVE-2026-44495
axios Vulnerable to Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge
Impact
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 0.19.0 to before 0.31.1 and 1.15.2, Axios contains prototype-pollution gadgets in request config processing. If another vulnerability in the same JavaScript process has already polluted Object.prototype.transformResponse, affected Axios versions may treat that inherited value as request configuration or as an option validator. Axios does not itself create the prototype pollution. Exploitability requires a separate prototype-pollution vulnerability or equivalent attacker control over Object.prototype before Axios creates a request. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.1 and 1.15.2.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | axios | >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.2 | 1.15.2 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Axios | Axios | from 0.19.0 before 0.31.1 from 1.0.0 before 1.15.2 |
| Redhat | Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes | before 2.13.9 |
| Redhat | Advanced Cluster Security | before 4.10.3 |
| Redhat | Ansible Automation Platform | Version 2.6 |
| Redhat | Data Grid | Version 8.6.2 |
| Redhat | Developer Hub | All versions |
| Redhat | Discovery | All versions |
| Redhat | Openshift Container Platform | All versions |
| Redhat | Openshift Dev Spaces | All versions |
| Redhat | Openshift Service Mesh | All versions |
| Redhat | Openshift Virtualization | All versions |
| Redhat | Quay | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3g43-6gmg-66jw
- https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-3g43-6gmg-66jw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44495
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20889
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20938
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27044
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27063
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27944
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28964
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29082
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30650
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30651
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33155
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33160
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33163
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33173
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33183
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33574
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34160
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34374
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36108
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36611
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820