CVE-2026-42040 PUBLISHED

Axios: Null Byte Injection via Reverse-Encoding in AxiosURLSearchParams

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 23.04.2026 Published: 24.04.2026 Updated: 24.04.2026

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the encode() function in lib/helpers/AxiosURLSearchParams.js contains a character mapping (charMap) at line 21 that reverses the safe percent-encoding of null bytes. After encodeURIComponent('\x00') correctly produces the safe sequence %00, the charMap entry '%00': '\x00' converts it back to a raw null byte. Primary impact is limited because the standard axios request flow is not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 3.7

Product Status

Vendor axios
Product axios
Versions
  • Version >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1 is affected
  • Version < 0.31.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output CWE
  • CWE-626: Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte) CWE