CVE-2026-40175 - Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain

CVE-2026-40175 - Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-40175
Published : April 10, 2026, 8:16 p.m. | 53 minutes ago
Description :Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0, the Axios library is vulnerable to a specific "Gadget" attack chain that allows Prototype Pollution in any third-party dependency to be escalated into Remote Code Execution (RCE) or Full Cloud Compromise (via AWS IMDSv2 bypass). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0.
Severity: 10.0 | CRITICAL
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