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.

The version of the axios Node.js module installed on the remote host is prior to 1.15.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - Prototype pollution gadgets in axios allow response tampering, data exfiltration, and request hijacking.
    (CVE-2026-42033)

  - Axios' HTTP adapter-streamed uploads bypass maxBodyLength when maxRedirects is set to 0. (CVE-2026-42034)

  - Header injection via prototype pollution in axios. (CVE-2026-42035)

  - Axios HTTP adapter streamed responses bypass maxContentLength. (CVE-2026-42036)

  - Axios no_proxy bypass via IP alias allows SSRF. (CVE-2026-42038)

  - Unbounded recursion in toFormData causes denial of service via deeply nested request data. (CVE-2026-42039)

  - Incomplete fix for CVE-2025-62718 - NO_PROXY protection bypassed via RFC 1122 loopback subnet (127.0.0.0/8)     in axios 1.15.0. (CVE-2026-42043)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2026-42036)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2026-42036)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
313224	Node.js Module axios < 1.15.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
441078	SCA: security update for axios (GHSA-vf2m-468p-8v99)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
441078	SCA: security update for axios (GHSA-vf2m-468p-8v99)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
310486	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-42036	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2026-42036

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Tenable Plugins

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medium

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medium