CVE-2026-42040

LOW

Axios <1.15.1, <0.31.1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the encode() function in lib/helpers/AxiosURLSearchParams.js contains a character mapping (charMap) at line 21 that reverses the safe percent-encoding of null bytes. After encodeURIComponent('\x00') correctly produces the safe sequence %00, the charMap entry '%00': '\x00' converts it back to a raw null byte. Primary impact is limited because the standard axios request flow is not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.

Scores

CVSS v3 3.7
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-116 CWE-626
Status published
Products (2)
axios/axios < 0.31.1 (2 CPE variants)
axios/axios >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1
Published Apr 24, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 24, 2026