axios: Server-Side Request Forgery
CVE-2026-44492 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in axios, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected axios versions: >= 1.0.0, < 1.16.0; < 0.32.0. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 12.3% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is in the top 3.75% of all scored CVEs.
EPSS places it among the vulnerabilities most likely to be exploited soon.
What to do
- Check which version of axios you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Read the advisory on github.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE; 35 further products are omitted here. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- NoneNothing can be modified.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N. Scored by CNA (github.com).
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.6 | High | CNA (github.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.6 | High | CNA |
Official description
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios does not normalise IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses. When NO_PROXY lists an IPv4 address such as 127.0.0.1 or 169.254.169.254, a request URL using the IPv4-mapped IPv6 form (::ffff:7f00:1, ::ffff:a9fe:a9fe) still routes through the configured proxy. Node.js resolves these addresses to the underlying IPv4 host, so the request reaches the internal service via the proxy rather than being blocked. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Server-Side Request Forgery
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- If there is a known list of applications, IP, hostname, and/or domains to which the product is allowed to communicate, then use allowlists to ensure that outgoing requests are restricted to these known entities. The allowlists could be in the application code or possibly enforced by firewalls or network segmentation.
- If the product is expected to be able to connect to arbitrary IP addresses or domains, consider using a denylist that includes private network addresses, internal domain names, etc. The denylist could be in the application code or possibly enforced by firewalls or network segmentation.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: poc, automatable: yes, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
- github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-pjwm-pj3p-43mvExploit, Mitigation
Other references
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20889
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20938
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27044
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27063
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28964
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29082
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30650
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30651
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33005
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33155
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33160
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33163
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33173
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33183
Other vulnerabilities in axios
- 8.3 High severity
- 7.0 High severity
- 8.2 High severity
- 7.6 High severity
- 8.2 High severity
- 8.2 High severity
Recent Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerabilities
- 7.7 High severity
- 7.4 High severity
- 7.7 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
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