SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-44489

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Axios	Axios	<1.16.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-113

Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')

The product receives data from an HTTP agent/component (e.g., web server, proxy, browser, etc.), but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CR and LF characters before the data is included in outgoing HTTP headers.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	axios	axios	<1.16.0	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-654m-c8p4-x5fp

CVSS Score

3.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Timeline

Published: June 11, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 11, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2026-44489