Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain_CVE-2026-40175

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    "description": "Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0, the Axios library is vulnerable to a specific \"Gadget\" attack chain that allows Prototype Pollution in any third-party dependency to be escalated into Remote Code Execution (RCE) or Full Cloud Compromise (via AWS IMDSv2 bypass). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0.",
    "published": "2026-04-10T19:23:52.285Z",
    "modified": "2026-04-10T19:23:52.285Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain",
    "source": "GitHub_M",
    "references": "https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-fvcv-3m26-pcqx\nhttps://github.com/axios/axios/pull/10660\nhttps://github.com/axios/axios/commit/363185461b90b1b78845dc8a99a1f103d9b122a1\nhttps://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.15.0",
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    "sourceData": "axios axios < 1.15.0",
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    "product": "axios",
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    "ai_description": "Prototype Pollution vulnerability in Axios library allowing Remote Code Execution (RCE) or Full Cloud Compromise via AWS IMDSv2 bypass",
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