Is axios affected by CVE-2026-42043?

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

Is CVE-2026-42043 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.4%.

high

CVE-2026-42043

Q: Is CVE-2026-42043 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.4%.

npm · axios

Summary

Axios: Incomplete Fix for CVE-2025-62718 — NO_PROXY Protection Bypassed via RFC 1122 Loopback Subnet (127.0.0.0/8) in Axios 1.15.0

Severity: high
EPSS: 0.4% (p31)
Also known as: GHSA-pmwg-cvhr-8vh7
Published: 2026-05-05

References

https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-pmwg-cvhr-8vh7
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42043
https://github.com/axios/axios

Related advisories

CVE-2026-44496 — high · npm/axios
CVE-2026-44488 — high · npm/axios
CVE-2026-44487 — high · npm/axios
CVE-2026-44486 — high · npm/axios
CVE-2026-44495 — high · npm/axios
CVE-2026-44494 — high · npm/axios
CVE-2026-44492 — high · npm/axios
CVE-2026-42033 — 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.