CVE-2026-44486
Axios: Proxy-Authorization header leaks to redirect target when proxy is re-evaluated to direct connection
02 Description
Axios: Proxy-Authorization header leaks to redirect target when proxy is re-evaluated to direct connection
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-11.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-06-11 15:39Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-11 12:09Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-06
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 4213fef2e51039ca29cebb2d7cb1cbadce2cff83a93a8c9d5dce4eca3cc5c0ce
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-j5f8-grm9-p9fc
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44486
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2487947https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487947
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44486.json
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42078
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66545
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41064
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30651
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36882
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46903
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57191
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20938
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20889
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42142
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41951
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33574
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41928
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50300
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54206
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54188
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50681
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36611
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28964
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29082
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34766
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27063
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27044
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33155
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33160
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33163
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33173
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33183
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42146
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43052
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42796
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42085
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46885
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41055
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30650
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36883
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- node-axios No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- node-axios No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- node-axios Fixed in 1.16.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- node-axios No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- node-axios No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- node-axios No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- node-axios No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
- node-axios No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS
- node-axios No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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