CVE catalog
CVE-2026-44489
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.15.2 to before 1.16.0, nested objects created by utils.merge() (e.g., config.proxy) are still constructed as plain {} with Obje
- Severity
- Low · CVSS 3.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.24% · Oct 25, 2026
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.15.2 to before 1.16.0, nested objects created by utils.merge() (e.g., config.proxy) are still constructed as plain {} with Object.prototype in their chain. The setProxy() function at lib/adapters/http.js:209-223 reads proxy.username, proxy.password, and proxy.auth without hasOwnProperty checks. When Object.prototype.username is polluted, setProxy() constructs a Proxy-Authorization header with attacker-controlled credentials and injects it into every proxied HTTP request. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.0.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-axios | sid | 1.20.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-axios | forky | 1.20.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-axios | trixie | 1.8.4+dfsg-1 | not affected |
| Debian | node-axios | bookworm | 1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | not affected |
| Cpe | axios | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-axios | source | sid | 1.16.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-axios | source | forky | 1.16.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-axios | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-axios | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-axios]Not affected
Details (2)
1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · node-axios · debian · bookworm
1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · node-axios · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44489]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44489]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44489]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44489.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-3307.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]