# CVE-2026-25639: Axios affected by Denial of Service via \_\_proto\_\_ Key in mergeConfig

- Also known as: GHSA-43FC-JF86-J433
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.13.5, 0.30.3
- Published: 2026-02-09 · Updated: 2026-09-10

## Affected

- axios: from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.13.5; fixed in 0.30.3
- axios (npm): from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.13.5
- axios (npm): fixed in 0.30.3

## Description

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to versions 0.30.3 and 1.13.5, the mergeConfig function in axios crashes with a TypeError when processing configuration objects containing __proto__ as an own property. An attacker can trigger this by providing a malicious configuration object created via JSON.parse(), causing complete denial of service. This vulnerability is fixed in versions 0.30.3 and 1.13.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on axios, upgrade to a fixed version (1.13.5, 0.30.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-43fc-jf86-j433
- https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/7369
- https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/7388
- https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/28c721588c7a77e7503d0a434e016f852c597b57
- https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/d7ff1409c68168d3057fc3891f911b2b92616f9e
- https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v0.30.3
- https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.13.5

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