Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios’ Node.js HTTP adapter can leak proxy credentials to a redirect target in affected versions. When a request is sent through an authenticated proxy, Axios may add a Proxy-Authorization header. If Axios then follows a redirect and the redirected request is no longer sent through that proxy, the stale Proxy-Authorization header can remain on the redirected request and be sent to the redirect target. This affects Node.js's use of Axios with automatic redirects enabled and an authenticated proxy configuration. Browser adapters are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.

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 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios'     Node.js HTTP adapter can leak proxy credentials to a redirect target in affected versions. When a request     is sent through an authenticated proxy, Axios may add a Proxy-Authorization header. If Axios then follows     a redirect and the redirected request is no longer sent through that proxy, the stale Proxy-Authorization     header can remain on the redirected request and be sent to the redirect target. This affects Node.js's use     of Axios with automatic redirects enabled and an authenticated proxy configuration. Browser adapters are     not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0. (CVE-2026-44486)

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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 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios’
    Node.js HTTP adapter can leak proxy credentials to a redirect target in affected versions. When a request
    is sent through an authenticated proxy, Axios may add a Proxy-Authorization header. If Axios then follows
    a redirect and the redirected request is no longer sent through that proxy, the stale Proxy-Authorization
    header can remain on the redirected request and be sent to the redirect target. This affects Node.js's use
    of Axios with automatic redirects enabled and an authenticated proxy configuration. Browser adapters are
    not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0. (CVE-2026-44486)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
320763	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-44486	Nessus	Misc.	high
442644	SCA: security update for axios (GHSA-j5f8-grm9-p9fc)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
442644	SCA: security update for axios (GHSA-j5f8-grm9-p9fc)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high

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