DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42041
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the Axios library is vulnerable to a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack that allows any Object.prototype pollution to silently suppress all HTTP error responses (401, 403, 500, etc.), causing them to be treated as successful responses. This completely bypasses application-level authentication and error handling. The root cause is that validateStatus is the only config property using the mergeDirectKeys merge strategy, which uses JavaScript's in operator — an operator that inherently traverses the prototype chain. When Object.prototype.validateStatus is polluted with () => true, all HTTP status codes are accepted as success. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42041
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42041
node-axios
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1.11.0+dfsg-1
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.12.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.13.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.13.2+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.14.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.15.0-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.15.2-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.16.0-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.18.0-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.19.0-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.2.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.20.0-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.5.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.6.2+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.6.8+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.6.8+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.7.3+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.7.4+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.7.7+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.7.9+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.8.4+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
node-axios
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1.11.0+dfsg-1
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.12.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.13.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.13.2+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.14.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.15.0-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.15.2-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.16.0-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.18.0-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.19.0-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.20.0-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1.8.4+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
node-axios
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1.11.0+dfsg-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.12.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.13.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.13.2+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.14.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.15.0-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.8.4+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- 1.15.2-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"events": [
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"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/node-axios?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
"ecosystem": "Debian:12"
},
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"1.12.1+dfsg-1",
"1.13.1+dfsg-1",
"1.13.2+dfsg-1",
"1.14.0+dfsg-1",
"1.15.0-1",
"1.15.2-1",
"1.16.0-1",
"1.18.0-1",
"1.19.0-1",
"1.2.1+dfsg-1",
"1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1",
"1.20.0-1",
"1.5.1+dfsg-1",
"1.6.2+dfsg-1",
"1.6.8+dfsg-1",
"1.6.8+dfsg-2",
"1.7.3+dfsg-1",
"1.7.4+dfsg-1",
"1.7.7+dfsg-1",
"1.7.9+dfsg-1",
"1.8.4+dfsg-1"
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},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
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"ecosystem": "Debian:13"
},
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"1.12.1+dfsg-1",
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"1.13.2+dfsg-1",
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"1.15.0-1",
"1.15.2-1",
"1.16.0-1",
"1.18.0-1",
"1.19.0-1",
"1.20.0-1",
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}
},
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}
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"package": {
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"ecosystem": "Debian:14"
},
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"1.15.0-1",
"1.8.4+dfsg-1"
],
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},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #57644 · Revision 1
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