CVE-2026-42040

Name	CVE-2026-42040
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
node-axios (PTS)	bullseye	0.21.1+dfsg-1+deb11u1	vulnerable
	bookworm	1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1	vulnerable
	trixie	1.8.4+dfsg-1	vulnerable
	forky, sid	1.15.0-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
node-axios	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)

https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-xhjh-pmcv-23jw