Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain
CVE-2026-40175 is fixed in node-axios on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40175, released April 10, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| node-axios · Debian 14 | 1.15.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40175 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| node-axios · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.19.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | node-axios 0.19.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| node-axios · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.26.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | node-axios 0.26.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| node-axios · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.6.8+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | node-axios 1.6.8+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 7, 2026 |
| node-axios · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | node-axios 1.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 7, 2026 |
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