CVE-2026-44490

node-axios: Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js

CVE-2026-44490 is fixed in node-axios on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44490 (version 1.16.0-1), released June 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.2
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0033
26th percentile

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, axios exposes two read-side prototype-pollution gadgets. When Object.prototype is polluted by an upstream dependency in the same process (e.g. lodash _.merge / CVE-2018-16487), axios silently picks up the polluted values. (1) lib/utils.js line 406 builds merge()'s accumulator as result = {}, so result[targetKey] (line 414) walks Object.prototype and the polluted bucket's own keys are copied into the merged headers and ride out on the wire. (2) lib/core/mergeConfig.js line 26 builds the hasOwnProperty descriptor as a plain-object literal. Object.defineProperty reads descriptor.get/descriptor.set via the prototype chain, so a polluted Object.prototype.get or Object.prototype.set makes the call throw TypeError synchronously on every axios request. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
node-axios · Debian 14 1.16.0-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44490 Jun 24, 2026

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