Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42043
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js.
Published Apr 24, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 10, 2026 · Axios is a promise
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42043. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of Axios is a promise is installed.
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- Severity
- Critical10.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.71%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe axios/axios
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, an attacker who can influence the target URL of an Axios request can use any address in the 127.0.0.0/8 range (other than 127.0.0.1) to completely bypass the NO_PROXY protection. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete for CVE-2025-62718, This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.
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- cpe axios/axiosversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-42043
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42043. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of Axios is a promise is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-183; CWE-441; CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). EPSS 0.71%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 24, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, an attacker who can influence the target URL of an Axios request can use any address in the 127.0.0.0/8 range (other than 127.0.0.1) to completely bypass the NO_PROXY protection. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete for CVE-2025-62718, This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.
Sep 10, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, an attacker who can influence the target URL of an Axios request can use any address in the 127.0.0.0/8 range (other than 127.0.0.1) to completely bypass the NO_PROXY protection. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete for CVE-2025-62718, This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42043
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42043
30-day exploitation probability 0.7%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42043
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, an attacker who can influence the target URL of an Axios request can use any address in the 127.0.0.0/8 range (other than 127.0.0.1) to completely bypass the NO_PROXY protection. This vu
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.