---
id: CVE-2026-67314
title: >-
  axios versions >=1.15.2 and <1.18.0 contain prototype-pollution read-side
  gadgets in Basic auth subfield handling (lib/adapters/http.js and
  lib/helpers/resolveConfig.js)
summary: >-
  axios versions >=1.15.2 and <1.18.0 contain prototype-pollution read-side
  gadgets in Basic auth subfield handling (lib/adapters/http.js and
  lib/helpers/resolveConfig.js). When an application is already affected by a
  separate prototype-po…
severity: high
cwe:
  - CWE-1321
  - CWE-915
published: '2026-08-01'
updated: '2026-08-01'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67314'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-xj6q-8x83-jv6g'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/axios-before-prototype-pollution-via-auth-subfields
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-67314.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-67314'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510030'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-67314'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67314'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65118'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49714'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48758'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59566'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59583'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65514'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63373'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63355'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66084'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66523'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50826'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68681'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68754'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69255'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68765'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68748'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68755'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70267'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ingestedAt: '2026-08-02T07:18:01.844Z'
epss: 0.00411
epssPercentile: 0.32567
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
affected:
  - migration_toolkit_for_applications 8
  - migration_toolkit_for_containers
  - multicluster_engine_for_kubernetes
  - network_observability_operator
  - openshift_pipelines
  - advanced_cluster_security 4
  - ansible_automation_platform 2
  - build_of_apicurio_registry 3
  - openshift_ai_rhoai
  - openshift_container_platform 4
  - openshift_dev_spaces
  - quay 3
  - satellite 6
  - trusted_profile_analyzer
  - advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes 2.13
  - advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes 2.14
  - ansible_automation_platform 2.1
  - hardened_images
  - openshift_service_mesh 3.3
  - openshift_service_mesh 3.4
  - quay 3.9
  - satellite 6.18
  - satellite 6.19
patched:
  - advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes 2.13
  - advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes 2.14
  - ansible_automation_platform 2.1
  - hardened_images
  - openshift_service_mesh 3.3
  - openshift_service_mesh 3.4
  - quay 3.9
  - satellite 6.18
  - satellite 6.19
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: vendor
---

## Overview

axios versions >=1.15.2 and <1.18.0 contain prototype-pollution read-side gadgets in Basic auth subfield handling (lib/adapters/http.js and lib/helpers/resolveConfig.js). When an application is already affected by a separate prototype-pollution primitive and makes an axios request with an own auth object that omits the username and/or password properties, axios reads the inherited Object.prototype.username and Object.prototype.password values and uses them to construct an outbound 'Authorization: Basic ...' header. axios itself does not pollute prototypes. The practical impact is outbound request tampering: an attacker who controls the polluted prototype values can inject attacker-chosen Basic auth credentials or replace an existing Authorization header. Credential disclosure is only possible under additional application-specific conditions.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:60390** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390)
- **RHSA-2026:60388** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388)
- **RHSA-2026:65118** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65118)
- **RHSA-2026:49714** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-08-03 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49714)
- **RHSA-2026:48758** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-07-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48758)
- **RHSA-2026:59566** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 · released 2026-08-25 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59566)
- **RHSA-2026:59583** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.4 · released 2026-08-25 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59583)
- **RHSA-2026:65514** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Quay 3.9 · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65514)
- **RHSA-2026:63373** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.18 · released 2026-09-03 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63373)
- **RHSA-2026:63355** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.19 · released 2026-09-03 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63355)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Migration Toolkit for Applications 8, Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes, OpenShift Pipelines, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3, … · no fix planned: OpenShift Pipelines, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Migration Toolkit for Applications 8, Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes, … · updated 2026-09-24 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-67314.json)
- **RHSA-2026:66084** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Quay 3.10 · released 2026-09-09 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66084)
- **RHSA-2026:66523** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Quay 3.12 · released 2026-09-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66523)
- **RHSA-2026:50826** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-08-05 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50826)
- **RHSA-2026:68681** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Migration Toolkit 1.8 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68681)
- **RHSA-2026:68754** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68754)
