CVE-2026-42040
3.7
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 1.4
Source: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
Description
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the encode() function in lib/helpers/AxiosURLSearchParams.js contains a character mapping (charMap) at line 21 that reverses the safe percent-encoding of null bytes. After encodeURIComponent('\x00') correctly produces the safe sequence %00, the charMap entry '%00': '\x00' converts it back to a raw null byte. Primary impact is limited because the standard axios request flow is not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.
Affected (2)
Related CWEs
CWE-116
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.
CWE-626
Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte)
The product does not properly handle null bytes or NUL characters when passing data between different representations or components.
References (2)
Source: security-advisories@github.com
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
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