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🛡️ CVE-2026-40175 on npm (Root.io) — axios

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
5.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2026-40175 in axios - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-40175 in the axios package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-40175 as tracked by npm (Root.io), for the package axios. The fix is available in version 1.15.0-root.io.13; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-40175 is classified as CWE-113: HTTP Response Splitting. Unescaped input reaches an HTTP header, letting an attacker inject line breaks and forge additional headers or responses.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-40175 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • @rootio/axios (fixed in 1.15.0-root.io.13)
  • axios (fixed in 1.15.0-aikido.13)

Timeline and source

Published on 20 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

@rootio/axios has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-113: HTTP Response Splitting) in other software:

CVE-2026-40175 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-20
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-20
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
@rootio/axios — 1.15.0-root.io.13
axios — 1.15.0-aikido.13

References

N/A

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