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🛡️ CVE-2026-44487 on npm (Root.io) — axios

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2026-44487 in axios - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-44487 in the axios package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-44487 as tracked by npm (Root.io), for the package axios. The fix is available in version 1.16.0-root.io.1; 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. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Attack requirements: Present — the target has to be in a particular state for the attack to work.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-44487 is classified as CWE-201: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data. The code transmits data to another actor, but a portion of the data includes sensitive information that should not be accessible to that actor.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-44487 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • @rootio/axios (fixed in 1.16.0-root.io.1)
  • axios (fixed in 1.16.0-aikido.1)

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-201: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data) in other software:

CVE-2026-44487 on other distributions

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

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector N/A
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 — 1.16.0-root.io.1
axios — 1.16.0-aikido.1

References

N/A

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