CVE•Published 2026-04-10•Modified 2026-09-09•1 article on news•5 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

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 22% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-113Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')CWE-444Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)CWE-915Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

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 2026-09-09

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

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 tag9,183 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-40175

Hosts 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-2026-40175