Resource exhaustion in Axios
CVE-2026-42039
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, toFormData recursively walks nested objects with no depth limit, so a deeply nested value passed as request data crashes the Node.js process with a RangeError. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Axios — versions >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1, < 0.31.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-62hf-57xw-28j9 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-42039?
- CVE-2026-42039 is a high-severity vulnerability in Axios, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-42039?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.