CVE-2026-44496

NameCVE-2026-44496
DescriptionAxios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Axios versions before 0.32.0 on the 0.x line and before 1.16.0 on the 1.x line build a regular expression from the configured XSRF cookie name without escaping regex metacharacters. In standard browser environments, an attacker who can influence the cookie name passed to axios can cause expensive regex backtracking while axios reads document.cookie. The practical impact is client-side availability degradation, such as freezing the affected browser tab while axios prepares a request. The issue does not affect ordinary Node.js HTTP adapter usage, React Native, or web workers, where axios does not read document.cookie. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
node-axios (PTS)bullseye0.21.1+dfsg-1+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie1.8.4+dfsg-1vulnerable
forky, sid1.16.0-1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
node-axiossource(unstable)1.16.0-1

Notes

https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-hfxv-24rg-xrqf

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