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CVE-2026-44495: Axios Code Injection (CVSS 7)

CVE-2026-44495 is a high severity code injection in Axios with a CVSS score of 7. Apply the vendor fix and confirm exposure on internet facing and business critical assets first.

Last updated: Sep 11, 2026

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CVE-2026-44495 is a high severity code injection in Axios with a CVSS score of 7. Apply the vendor fix and confirm exposure on internet facing and business critical assets first.

Risk scores

CVSS base score
7HIGH
EPSS probability
1.04%
Higher than 63 percent of all CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed
CVSS metricWhat it means
Attack vector (AV:N)Network: reachable remotely
Attack complexity (AC:H)High complexity
Privileges required (PR:N)No privileges required
User interaction (UI:N)No user interaction
Scope (S:U)Scope unchanged
Confidentiality (C:H)High confidentiality impact
Integrity (I:L)Low integrity impact
Availability (A:L)Low availability impact

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

About Axios

CVE-2026-44495 affects Axios, a product from Axios. Before acting, confirm where Axios runs in your estate, who owns it and whether it is reachable from the internet, because exposure decides real risk more than the score alone.

What the flaw is

In plain terms: Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 0.19.0 to before 0.31.1 and 1.15.2, Axios contains prototype-pollution gadgets in request config processing. If another vulnerability in the same JavaScript process has already polluted Object.prototype.transformResponse, affected Axios versions may treat that inherited value as request configuration or as an option validator. Axios does not itself create the prototype pollution. Exploitability requires a separate prototype-pollution vulnerability or equivalent attacker control over Object.prototype before Axios creates a request. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.1 and 1.15.2.

The weakness class is Code Injection. Attacker input is executed as program code.

Based on its CVSS vector, the flaw can be reached over the network, needs no login, and needs no user interaction. Apply the vendor fix and confirm exposure on internet facing and business critical assets first.

Affected versions and timeline

FieldDetail
ProductAxios
Affected versionsAxios from 0.19.0 before 0.31.1; Axios from 1.0.0 before 1.15.2; Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes before 2.13.9; Advanced Cluster Security before 4.10.3; Ansible Automation Platform 2.6; Data Grid 8.6.2; Developer Hub all listed versions; Discovery all listed versions; Openshift Container Platform all listed versions; Openshift Dev Spaces all listed versions; Openshift Service Mesh all listed versions; Openshift Virtualization all listed versions
PublishedJun 11, 2026
Last modifiedSep 11, 2026
Added to CISA KEVNot listed
Assigning CNAsecurity-advisories@github.com

How to detect it

  • Inventory every instance of Axios and record the running version against the affected range above.
  • Check external attack surface scans for internet facing instances of the component.
  • Review logs on affected systems for unusual requests, errors or new processes around the vulnerable function.
  • Confirm with an authenticated vulnerability scan once your scanner has a check for this CVE.

How to fix it

  • Apply the fixed version of Axios named in the vendor advisory.
  • If patching must wait, restrict network access to the affected service and put it behind authentication or a web application firewall rule.
  • Rescan after the change to prove the exposure is gone, then close the ticket.

CTEM action plan

CTEM stageWhat to do for this CVE
ScopeAdd every business service that depends on Axios to the current CTEM cycle.
DiscoverFind all instances, including shadow and cloud deployments, and record versions and exposure.
PrioritizeRank using EPSS and CVSS together with asset exposure and business impact.
ValidateConfirm the flaw is reachable and exploitable in your environment and that compensating controls work.
MobilizeAssign the fix to the asset owner with a due date matched to the priority, then verify closure.

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Frequently asked questions

CVE-2026-44495 is a high severity code injection in Axios with a CVSS score of 7. Apply the vendor fix and confirm exposure on internet facing and business critical assets first.

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