CVE-2026-42041
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
Axios: Authentication Bypass via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `validateStatus` Merge Strategy
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-42041
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42041.html
Vendor advisory: security-advisories@github.com — https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j2-pvgh-6h63
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.15.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.15.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| axios | axios | {"endExcluding":"0.31.1"} | 0.31.1 |
References
- https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j2-pvgh-6h63
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42041
- https://github.com/axios/axios
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42041.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-42041
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9j2-pvgh-6h63
CWEs
CWE-287 CWE-1321
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.