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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD3.7 Low

CVE-2026-42040

Axios: Null Byte Injection via Reverse-Encoding in AxiosURLSearchParams

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

axios axios

  • >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1affected
  • < 0.31.1affected

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