Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios does not normalise IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses. When NO_PROXY lists an IPv4 address such as 127.0.0.1 or 169.254.169.254, a request URL using the IPv4-mapped IPv6 form (::ffff:7f00:1, ::ffff:a9fe:a9fe) still routes through the configured proxy. Node.js resolves these addresses to the underlying IPv4 host, so the request reaches the internal service via the proxy rather than being blocked. 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 does     not normalise IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses. When NO_PROXY lists an IPv4 address such as 127.0.0.1 or     169.254.169.254, a request URL using the IPv4-mapped IPv6 form (::ffff:7f00:1, ::ffff:a9fe:a9fe) still     routes through the configured proxy. Node.js resolves these addresses to the underlying IPv4 host, so the     request reaches the internal service via the proxy rather than being blocked. This vulnerability is fixed     in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0. (CVE-2026-44492)

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

The version of the axios Node.js module installed on the remote host is prior to 0.32.0 or 1.x prior to 1.16.0. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:

  - shouldBypassProxy, introduced in v1.15.0 to fix CVE-2025-62718, does not normalise IPv4-mapped IPv6     addresses. When NO_PROXY lists an IPv4 address such as 127.0.0.1 or 169.254.169.254, a request URL using     the IPv4-mapped IPv6 form still routes through the configured proxy. Node.js resolves these addresses to     the underlying IPv4 host, so the request reaches the internal service via the proxy rather than being     blocked. (CVE-2026-44492)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios does
    not normalise IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses. When NO_PROXY lists an IPv4 address such as 127.0.0.1 or
    169.254.169.254, a request URL using the IPv4-mapped IPv6 form (::ffff:7f00:1, ::ffff:a9fe:a9fe) still
    routes through the configured proxy. Node.js resolves these addresses to the underlying IPv4 host, so the
    request reaches the internal service via the proxy rather than being blocked. This vulnerability is fixed
    in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0. (CVE-2026-44492)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
320768	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-44492	Nessus	Misc.	high
318801	Node.js Module axios < 0.32.0 / 1.x < 1.16.0 NO_PROXY Bypass (SSRF)	Nessus	Misc.	high
442471	SCA: security update for axios (GHSA-pjwm-pj3p-43mv)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
442471	SCA: security update for axios (GHSA-pjwm-pj3p-43mv)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high

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