Is axios affected by CVE-2026-42042?

npm axios is affected in >=1.0.0 <1.15.1, <0.31.1.

Is CVE-2026-42042 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.2%.

medium

CVE-2026-42042

Q: Is CVE-2026-42042 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.2%.

npm · axios

Summary

Axios: XSRF Token Cross-Origin Leakage via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `withXSRFToken` Boolean Coercion

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.2% (p13)
Also known as: GHSA-xx6v-rp6x-q39c
Published: 2026-05-05

References

https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-xx6v-rp6x-q39c
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42042
https://github.com/axios/axios

Related advisories

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CVE-2026-44495 — high · npm/axios
CVE-2026-44494 — high · npm/axios
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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.