CVE-2026-42041Medium· 4.8▾ TwilightPoC availableAxios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the Axios library is vulnerable to a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack that allows any Object.prototype pollution to silently suppress all HT…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 26.4 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 12
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
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Disclosed via NVD
0.6%
Last analysed / modified upstream
Exploit / PoC code exists
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the Axios library is vulnerable to a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack that allows any Object.prototype pollution to silently suppress all HTTP error responses (401, 403, 500, etc.), causing them to be treated as successful responses. This completely bypasses application-level authentication and error handling. The root cause is that validateStatus is the only config property using the mergeDirectKeys merge strategy, which uses JavaScript's in operator — an operator that inherently traverses the prototype chain. When Object.prototype.validateStatus is polluted with () => true, all HTTP status codes are accepted as success. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.
axios < 0.31.1axios >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1Upgrade past the affected range:
axios 1.15.1Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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