CVE-2026-101900

Axios: Fetch Adapter Header Injection via Inherited FormData getHeaders

Published Sep 28, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.12.0 until 1.20.0, ResolveConfig reads inherited Symbol.toStringTag, append, and getHeaders properties while resolving FormData headers. A separate same-process prototype-pollution flaw supplies an array or non-plain class instance whose inherited properties make it appear FormData-like; plain objects are blocked. The inherited getHeaders function can return attacker-controlled headers that resolveConfig merges into a fetch adapter request. Attacker-controlled headers can alter authorization, cache, metadata-service, or application-specific request behavior. This issue is fixed in version 1.20.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4hqw-qxg8-jxx2 Axios: Fetch Adapter Header Injection via Inherited FormData getHeaders
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1287
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Axios
Axios axios
Vendors & Products Axios
Axios axios
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.12.0 until 1.20.0, ResolveConfig reads inherited Symbol.toStringTag, append, and getHeaders properties while resolving FormData headers. A separate same-process prototype-pollution flaw supplies an array or non-plain class instance whose inherited properties make it appear FormData-like; plain objects are blocked. The inherited getHeaders function can return attacker-controlled headers that resolveConfig merges into a fetch adapter request. Attacker-controlled headers can alter authorization, cache, metadata-service, or application-specific request behavior. This issue is fixed in version 1.20.0.
Title Axios: Fetch Adapter Header Injection via Inherited FormData getHeaders
Weaknesses CWE-1321
CWE-693
CWE-74
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 28, 2026, 5:49 PM
Reserved
Sep 28, 2026, 3:55 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 28, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Sep 30, 2026, 7:38 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 28, 2026, 5:14 PM