🛡️ CVE-2026-42040 on npm (Root.io) — axios

🟢 CVSS 2.0 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

2.0

CVSS Score

0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2026-42040 in @rootio/axios - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-42040 in the @rootio/axios package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-42040 as tracked by npm (Root.io), for the package axios. The fix is available in version 0.31.1-root.io.1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-42040 is classified as CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. Output is emitted without encoding it for the context it lands in, so data is interpreted as markup or code.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-42040 is recorded against 2 packages.

@rootio/axios (fixed in 0.31.1-root.io.1)
axios (fixed in 0.31.1-aikido.1)

Timeline and source

Published on 2 July 2026 and last revised on 29 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2026-42040 on other distributions

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

Base record Debian Ubuntu

Details

Severity LOW

CVSS Score 2.0

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2026-07-02

Updated 2026-08-20

Modified 2026-07-29

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
@rootio/axios	—	0.31.1-root.io.1
axios	—	0.31.1-aikido.1

References

N/A

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