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CVE-2026-44486GHSA-J5F8-GRM9-P9FC

Axios: Proxy-Authorization header leaks to redirect target when proxy is re-evaluated to direct connection

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.16.0, 0.32.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios’ Node.js HTTP adapter can leak proxy credentials to a redirect target in affected versions. When a request is sent through an authenticated proxy, Axios may add a Proxy-Authorization header. If Axios then follows a redirect and the redirected request is no longer sent through that proxy, the stale Proxy-Authorization header can remain on the redirected request and be sent to the redirect target. This affects Node.js's use of Axios with automatic redirects enabled and an authenticated proxy configuration. Browser adapters are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • axios axios

    From 1.0.0 · fixed in 1.16.0; fixed in 0.32.0

  • axiosnpm

    From 1.0.0 · fixed in 1.16.0

  • axiosnpm

    fixed in 0.32.0

References 1

GitHub · axios/axios