CVE-2026-42036

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, when responseType: 'stream' is used, Axios returns the response stream without enforcing maxContentLength. This bypasses configured response-size limits and allows unbounded downstream consumption. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-vf2m-468p-8v99	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-vf2m-468p-8v99	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios::::::node.js::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-24 18:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-42036

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42036

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42036

JSON object : View

Products Affected

axios

axios

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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