CVE-2026-42036 | Axios: HTTP adapter streamed responses bypass maxContentLength

Exp

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, when responseType: 'stream' is used, Axios returns the response stream without enforcing maxContentLength. This bypasses configured response-size limits and allows unbounded downstream consumption. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.

Published: 2026-04-24 Last update: 2026-04-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-42036 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-42036

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-42036

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-02 0.05% 0.02% -0.03%
2 2026-04-30 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2026-04-25 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-42036

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-42036

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-42036

GHSA-vf2m-468p-8v99 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: npm — Axios: HTTP adapter streamed responses bypass maxContentLength

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-42036

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-42036 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (node-axios), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-42036
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-42036 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (node-axios), 6 status rows across 6 suites (focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): needs-triage 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-42036

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-42036

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
axios axios < 0.31.1 cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
axios axios >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1 cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References for CVE-2026-42036

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