CVE-2026-67313

axios 0.28.0 before 1.18.0 Denial of Service via formDataToJSON

Published Aug 1, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
axios versions 0.28.0 and later contain uncontrolled recursion in formDataToJSON when processing FormData field names with deeply nested bracket segments. Attackers can supply FormData with field names containing thousands of nested brackets to exhaust the JavaScript call stack and trigger RangeError, causing request failure or process termination in applications that do not handle the exception.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-42h9-826w-cgv3 Axios: Excessive recursion in formDataToJSON can cause denial of service
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description axios versions 0.28.0 and later contain uncontrolled recursion in formDataToJSON when processing FormData field names with deeply nested bracket segments. Attackers can supply FormData with field names containing thousands of nested brackets to exhaust the JavaScript call stack and trigger RangeError, causing request failure or process termination in applications that do not handle the exception.
Title axios 0.28.0 before 1.18.0 Denial of Service via formDataToJSON
First Time appeared Axios
Axios axios
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Axios
Axios axios
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2026, 7:30 PM
Reserved
Jul 29, 2026, 1:06 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 1, 2026, 1:17 PM
Modified
Sep 1, 2026, 3:40 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 1, 2026, 12:22 PM