CVE•Published 2026-05-08•Modified 2026-05-13•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-42264Axios · Axios

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.4

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Description

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From version 1.0.0 to before version 1.15.2, fFive config properties (auth, baseURL, socketPath, beforeRedirect, and insecureHTTPParser) in the HTTP adapter are read via direct property access without hasOwnProperty guards, making them exploitable as prototype pollution gadgets. When Object.prototype is polluted by another dependency in the same process, axios silently picks up these polluted values on every outbound HTTP request. This issue has been patched in version 1.15.2.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-08

Modified 2026-05-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus 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 tag2,849 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-42264

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-2026-42264