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CVE-2026-42044

axios axios, HawtIO HawtIO 4.4.0, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.0.0 to before 1.15.2, he Axios library is vulnerable to a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack that allows any Object.prototype pollution in the application's dependency tree to be escalated into surgical, invisible modification of all JSON API responses — including privilege escalation, balance manipulation, and authorization bypass. The default transformResponse function at lib/defaults/index.js:124 calls JSON.parse(data, this.parseReviver), where this is the merged config object. Because parseReviver is not present i...

CVSS
9.1
EPSS
0.59%
44.7% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2026.04.25
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.59%
Technical severityCVSS 9.1

Vulnerability overview

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.0.0 to before 1.15.2, he Axios library is vulnerable to a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack that allows any Object.prototype pollution in the application's dependency tree to be escalated into surgical, invisible modification of all JSON API responses — including privilege escalation, balance manipulation, and authorization bypass. The default transformResponse function at lib/defaults/index.js:124 calls JSON.parse(data, this.parseReviver), where this is the merged config object. Because parseReviver is not present i...

Affected product and versions

Product
axios axios, HawtIO HawtIO 4.4.0, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
Affected versions
>= >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.2, >= 1.0.0 < 1.15.1
Fixed versions
1.15.1

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that axios axios, HawtIO HawtIO 4.4.0, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
CWE-1321, CWE-915