# CVE-2026-44495: Axios: Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge > Attackers can hijack HTTP responses and steal credentials via prototype pollution gadgets in Axios config merging, requiring prior Object.prototype pollution. - **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 11 Jun 2026 - **Updated:** 11 Sep 2026 - **Also known as:** CLEANSTART-2026-OL33069, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44495, ECHO-4c47-3e0a-3530, GHSA-3g43-6gmg-66jw, MINI-24pj-gg6h-9m7p, MINI-289h-76ww-7jcg, MINI-3qh2-hq5x-gpv6, MINI-43c3-8m26-58xf, MINI-6r69-332c-hvw4, MINI-78m7-f8cg-p5c8, MINI-7jqq-5mmp-j7xg, MINI-8p78-rwmw-3mgp, MINI-9g66-r8wh-fqjx, MINI-9rfx-cv7w-jxvc, MINI-cc38-r2gp-xj66, MINI-fpm2-h88v-mf8r, MINI-g5pf-jm54-r2v8, MINI-m227-77j3-94hw, MINI-m7g4-3rhh-m7mj, MINI-pjm4-cmx2-whw5, MINI-pvr6-vcj4-6rc3, MINI-r4fj-h4qf-7jmv, MINI-rjwv-jcpp-fw66, MINI-v5q8-5x8r-hgf8, MINI-w8x6-7wjw-5685, ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-44495, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44495 ## What is CVE-2026-44495? CVE-2026-44495 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 11 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 0.19.0 to before 0.31.1 and 1.15.2, Axios contains prototype-pollution gadgets in request config processing. If another vulnerability in the same JavaScript process has already polluted Object.prototype.transformResponse, affected Axios versions may treat that inherited value as request configuration or as an option validator. Axios does not itself create the prototype pollution. Exploitability requires a separate prototype-pollution vulnerability or equivalent attacker control over Object.prototype before Axios creates a request. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.1 and 1.15.2. Weakness: CWE-915 (Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes), CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-1321 (Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44495? 4 open source packages ship an affected version, including axios. It affects 12 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `axios` | npm | From 0.19.0 | 0.31.1 | | `axios` | npm | From 0.19.0 | 0.31.1 | | `axios` | npm | From 1.0.0 | 1.15.2 | | `axios` | npm | From 1.0.0 | 1.15.2 | Products: Axios Axios, Redhat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes, Redhat Advanced Cluster Security, Redhat Ansible Automation Platform, Redhat Data Grid, Redhat Developer Hub, Redhat Discovery, Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Openshift Dev Spaces, Redhat Openshift Service Mesh, Redhat Openshift Virtualization, Redhat Quay. ## How do I fix CVE-2026-44495? Upgrade axios to a fixed version for your release line: 0.31.1 or 1.15.2. ## Is CVE-2026-44495 being exploited? It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-44495 exists. ## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift Container Platform - [CVE-2026-44494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44494/): Axios: Full Man-in-the-Middle via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `config.proxy` (high 8.7) - [CVE-2026-44492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44492/): axios's shouldBypassProxy does not recognize IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, allowing NO_PROXY bypass (incomplete fix for CVE-2025-62718) (high 8.6) - [CVE-2026-67320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67320/): axios before 0.33.0 Prototype Pollution via Node HTTP adapter (high 8.3) - [CVE-2026-44487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44487/): Axios: Proxy-Authorization Credential Leak to Origin Server Across HTTP-to-HTTPS Redirect in Axios Node.js HTTP Adapter (high 8.2) - [CVE-2025-27152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27152/): Possible SSRF and Credential Leakage via Absolute URL in axios Requests (high 7.7) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2026-44495 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2026-44495 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 11 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-44495 exists. Affected packages and fixed versions: - axios (npm): affected from 0.19.0; fixed in 0.31.1 - axios (npm): affected from 0.19.0; fixed in 0.31.1 - axios (npm): affected from 1.0.0; fixed in 1.15.2 - axios (npm): affected from 1.0.0; fixed in 1.15.2 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44495/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44495 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44495 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44495 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44495/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.