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CVE-2026-42039

Axios: unbounded recursion in toFormData causes DoS via deeply nested request data

Published: Apr 24, 2026Updated: Aug 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-674
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 48.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-674CWE-770

Affected Products

axios
package-ecosystem
axiosLibrary
OSS Libraries / npm

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-62hf-57xw-28j9
github.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16476
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