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CVE-2026-101905: Axios: Node HTTP adapter prototype-pollution gadget allows request socket hijack via inherited createConnection

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-28 · updated 2026-10-01
• Weakness: CWE-441

Description

Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.15.2 until 1.20.0, the Node HTTP adapter in lib/adapters/http.js supplies request options without an own createConnection value. A separate same-process prototype-pollution flaw places a function on Object.prototype.createConnection. Node resolves and invokes the inherited createConnection socket factory, allowing the attacker-controlled function to select the transport endpoint. The attacker endpoint can receive request headers and bodies, including credentials, and return attacker-controlled responses while the URL appears legitimate. This issue is fixed in version 1.20.0.

Affected products

• axios: from 1.15.2, < 1.20.0

References

• https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/d19040bda7a8be2f82c3c6e1a5bc03917daee39a
• https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/11141
• https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.20.0
• https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-m8m8-qj5v-23w3
• https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-m8m8-qj5v-23w3

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