Axios: Prototype-Pollution Gadget in the Default Instance Allows Inherited Object.prototype.method to Override HTTP Method
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 27/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.41% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: axios axios 0.34.0; azl3 python-tensorboard 2.16.2-6 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to axios axios 0.34.0; azl3 python-tensorboard 2.16.2-6 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 0.27.2 until 0.34.0 and 1.20.0, Axios default-instance requests that omit an explicit method can read an inherited method value from Object.prototype. If another vulnerability in the same process pollutes Object.prototype.method, calls such as axios.request({ url }) and axios({ url }) can send a state-changing HTTP method instead of the expected default GET. Axios does not create the prototype pollution source. This is a read-side gadget in axios request dispatch. This issue is fixed in version 0.34.0 and 1.20.0.
- Published
- Sep 28, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 34th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-1321
Report tools
Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 6.9
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Scan JavaScript librariesVersions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
axios axios
- >= 1.0.0, < 1.20.0, >= 0.27.2, < 0.34.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | node-axios | from 0 | — |
| Debian:14 | node-axios | before 1.20.0-1 | 1.20.0-1 |
| npm | axios | from 0.27.2 · before 0.34.0 | 0.34.0 |
| npm | axios | from 1.0.0 · before 1.20.0 | 1.20.0 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | grafana12.4 | before 0:12.4.12-0.3.hum1 | 0:12.4.12-0.3.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | grafana13.1 | before 0:13.1.6-0.6.hum1 | 0:13.1.6-0.6.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | grafana13.2 | before 0:13.2.1-0.9.hum1 | 0:13.2.1-0.9.hum1 |
Same product
axios: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2026-42264Axios: Prototype pollution read-side gadgets in HTTP adapter allow credential injection and request hijacking36Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-101900Sep 28, 2026 · Axios: Fetch Adapter Header Injection via Inherited FormData getHeaders27Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-101901Sep 28, 2026 · Axios: Denial of Service via Unhandled 'error' Event in HTTP/2 ClientHttp2Session Initialization32Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-101903Sep 28, 2026 · Axios: ReDoS in fromDataURI data: URL parser freezes the Node event loop (DoS)32Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| axios axios | 0.34.0 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 python-tensorboard 2.16.2-6 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:node-axios | 1.20.0-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
| npm:axios | 0.34.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| npm:axios | 1.20.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:grafana12.4 | 0:12.4.12-0.3.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:grafana13.1 | 0:13.1.6-0.6.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:grafana13.2 | 0:13.2.1-0.9.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayOct 19, 2026+21 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-42264143 days apartAxios: Prototype pollution read-side gadgets in HTTP adapter allow credential injection and request hijacking36Monitor
- CVE-2026-1019090 days apartAxios: Prototype Pollution Gadget in axios toFormData Options33Monitor
- CVE-2026-44490109 days apartAxios: DoS & Header Injection via Prototype Pollution Read-Side Gadgets in axios merge functions32Monitor
- CVE-2026-42033157 days apartAxios: Prototype Pollution Gadgets - Response Tampering, Data Exfiltration, and Request Hijacking29Monitor
- CVE-2026-1019080 days apartAxios: Prototype pollution gadget in fetch adapter can alter outbound requests27Monitor
- CVE-2026-6731958 days apartaxios before 0.33.0 Prototype Pollution via nested option objects25Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-1204 · Sep 29, 2026(Axios HTTP Client Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-1321 · Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
- SSVC exploitation— → poc
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.