CVE-2026-40175

EUVD-2026-21573
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0, the Axios library is vulnerable to a specific "Gadget" attack chain that allows Prototype Pollution in any third-party dependency to be escalated into Remote Code Execution (RCE) or Full Cloud Compromise (via AWS IMDSv2 bypass). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0.
HTTP Request/Response Splitting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
GitHub_MCNA
10 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
axiosaxios
𝑥
< 1.15.0
CNA
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/363185461b90b1b78845dc8a99a1f103d9b122a1
https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/10660
https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.15.0
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-fvcv-3m26-pcqx