🛡️ CVE-2026-44492 on npm (Root.io) — axios

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2026-44492 in axios - Patched by Root

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-44492 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. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Affected software and timeline

Affected software: @rootio/axios (fixed in 1.16.0-root.io.1) and axios (fixed in 1.16.0-aikido.1). Published on 8 June 2026 and last revised on 9 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2026-44492 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 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-06-08
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-08-09
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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