Packages
- node-axios - Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js
Details
Ameer Assadi discovered that Axios did not properly handle certain
hostnames when applying NO_PROXY rules. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to bypass proxy restrictions and access internal services,
resulting in server-side request forgery. (CVE-2025-62718)
It was discovered that Axios did not properly protect certain HTTP
header values from prototype pollution. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to inject malicious values into outbound requests, resulting
in HTTP header injection. (CVE-2026-40175)
Sachin Patil and Amol Patil discovered that Axios did not properly apply
NO_PROXY rules to certain loopback addresses. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to bypass proxy restrictions and access internal
services, resulting in server-side request forgery. (CVE-2026-42043)
Yu Bao discovered...
Ameer Assadi discovered that Axios did not properly handle certain
hostnames when applying NO_PROXY rules. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to bypass proxy restrictions and access internal services,
resulting in server-side request forgery. (CVE-2025-62718)
It was discovered that Axios did not properly protect certain HTTP
header values from prototype pollution. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to inject malicious values into outbound requests, resulting
in HTTP header injection. (CVE-2026-40175)
Sachin Patil and Amol Patil discovered that Axios did not properly apply
NO_PROXY rules to certain loopback addresses. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to bypass proxy restrictions and access internal
services, resulting in server-side request forgery. (CVE-2026-42043)
Yu Bao discovered that Axios did not properly protect JSON response
processing from prototype pollution. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to modify values in application responses, resulting in
authorization bypass or privilege escalation. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-42044)
It was discovered that Axios did not properly protect certain request
configuration options from prototype pollution. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to modify outbound HTTP requests, resulting in
security restrictions being bypassed. This issue only affected Ubuntu
24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-42264)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | node-axios – 1.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | node-axios – 1.6.8+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | node-axios – 0.26.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | node-axios – 0.19.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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