CVE-2026-42041

MEDIUMNVD 6.54.8▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 79% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the Axios library is vulnerable to a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack that allows any Object.prototype pollution to silently suppress all HTTP error responses (401, 403, 500, etc.), causing them to be treated as successful responses. This completely bypasses application-level authentication and error handling. The root cause is that validateStatus is the only config property using the mergeDirectKeys merge strategy, which uses JavaScript's in operator — an operator that inherently traverses the prototype chain. When Object.prototype.validateStatus is polluted with () => true, all HTTP status codes are accepted as success. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
4.8(medium)
EPSS
45.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 10, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, redhat.
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17474
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17468
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16874
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16542
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16535
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16534
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16532
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16476
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Authentication Bypass via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `validateStatus` Merge Strategy · Advisory · axios/axios · GitHub

https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j2-pvgh-6h63

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42041(20)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(29)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatrhacm2/console-rhel9:17806008232026-06-11redhat
redhatmulticluster-engine/console-mce-rhel9:17809108882026-06-11redhat
redhataxios2026-06-10redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-mod-arch-model-registry-rhel9:17804671472026-06-10redhat
redhatrhmtc/openshift-migration-ui-rhel8:17805907172026-06-10redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17808913952026-06-09redhat
redhatmulticluster-engine/console-mce-rhel9:17809175312026-06-08redhat
redhatrhacm2/console-rhel9:17808767342026-06-08redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17798114732026-06-04redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17798222612026-06-03redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17798114122026-06-02redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel9:17799222052026-06-02redhat
redhatdevspaces/dashboard-rhel9:17793412892026-05-28redhat
redhatrhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9:17798415862026-05-27redhat
redhatadvanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8:17793715942026-05-26redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17796893922026-05-26redhat
redhatadvanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8:17792930132026-05-26redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-agent-installer-ui-rhel9:17786450992026-05-20redhat
redhatmulticluster-engine/console-mce-rhel9:17785326102026-05-19redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel9:17792040862026-05-19redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-agent-installer-ui-rhel9:17785393382026-05-19redhat
redhatmulticluster-engine/console-mce-rhel9:17783838632026-05-14redhat
redhatmulticluster-engine/console-mce-rhel9:17785113482026-05-14redhat
redhatnetwork-observability/network-observability-console-plugin-rhel9:17785104612026-05-13redhat
redhatopenshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel9:17781639092026-05-12redhat
redhatopenshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel8:17781913782026-05-12redhat
redhatopenshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel9:17781640422026-05-12redhat
redhatopenshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel9:17781639862026-05-12redhat
redhatopenshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel9:17781642082026-05-12redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
axios—0.31.1—

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(17)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 106 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-10 12:26 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5
  4. 2026-07-10 12:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 4.8
  5. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-09 13:52 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5
  7. 2026-07-09 12:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 4.8
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  18. 2026-06-30 04:32 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42041?
CVE-2026-42041 is a medium vulnerability published on April 24, 2026. Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the Axios library is vulnerable to a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack that allows any Object.prototype pollution to silently suppress all HTTP error responses (401, 403, 500, etc.), causing them to be…
When was CVE-2026-42041 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42041 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 24, 2026, with the most recent update on July 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42041 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42041 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 45.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42041?
CVE-2026-42041 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 4.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42041?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42041, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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