CVE-2026-40175 PUBLISHED

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0 and 0.3.1, 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 and 0.3.1.

• https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-fvcv-3m26-pcqx
• https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/10660
• https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/10688
• https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/03cdfc99e8db32a390e12128208b6778492cee9c
• https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/363185461b90b1b78845dc8a99a1f103d9b122a1
• https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v0.31.0
• https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.15.0

• CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting') CWE
• CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') CWE
• CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CWE