CVE•Published 2026-04-10•Modified 2026-05-20•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-40175Axios · Axios
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
4.8
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS percentile
7
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 93% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-04-10
Modified 2026-05-20
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag11,074 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-40175Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Axios Axios"All exposed Axios Axios instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Axios"HTTP body or banner mentions "Axios" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-40175Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-40175Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-40175Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-40175GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-40175" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.