# CVE-2026-42037: Axios: CRLF Injection in multipart/form-data body via unsanitized blob.type in formDataToStream

- Also known as: GHSA-445Q-VR5W-6Q77
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.15.1
- Published: 2026-04-24 · Updated: 2026-04-27

## Affected

- axios: from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.15.1
- axios (npm): from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.15.1

## Description

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.0.0 to before 1.15.1, the FormDataPart constructor in lib/helpers/formDataToStream.js interpolates value.type directly into the Content-Type header of each multipart part without sanitizing CRLF (\r\n) sequences. An attacker who controls the .type property of a Blob/File-like object (e.g., via a user-uploaded file in a Node.js proxy service) can inject arbitrary MIME part headers into the multipart form-data body. This bypasses Node.js v18+ built-in header protections because the injection targets the multipart body structure, not HTTP request headers. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on axios, upgrade to a fixed version (1.15.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-445q-vr5w-6q77

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