Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios’ Node.js HTTP adapter can leak proxy credentials to a redirect target in affected versions. When a request is sent through an authenticated proxy, Axios may add a Proxy-Authorization header. If Axios then follows a redirect and the redirected request is no longer sent through that proxy, the stale Proxy-Authorization header can remain on the redirected request and be sent to the redirect target. This affects Node.js's use of Axios with automatic redirects enabled and an authenticated proxy configuration. Browser adapters are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.
Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j5f8-grm9-p9fc Axios: Proxy-Authorization header leaks to redirect target when proxy is re-evaluated to direct connection
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References
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20889 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20938 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27044 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27063 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28964 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29082 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30650 cve-icon
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066 cve-icon
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50300 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50681 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44486 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487947 cve-icon
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-j5f8-grm9-p9fc cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44486 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44486.json cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44486 cve-icon
History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-201
References
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threat_severity

Important


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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Axios
Axios axios
Vendors & Products Axios
Axios axios

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Description Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios’ Node.js HTTP adapter can leak proxy credentials to a redirect target in affected versions. When a request is sent through an authenticated proxy, Axios may add a Proxy-Authorization header. If Axios then follows a redirect and the redirected request is no longer sent through that proxy, the stale Proxy-Authorization header can remain on the redirected request and be sent to the redirect target. This affects Node.js's use of Axios with automatic redirects enabled and an authenticated proxy configuration. Browser adapters are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.
Title Axios: Proxy-Authorization header leaks to redirect target when proxy is re-evaluated to direct connection
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T12:04:33.013Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T17:18:51.783Z

Link: CVE-2026-44486

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T12:04:33.013Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-06-11T17:16:32.450

Modified: 2026-08-13T13:18:58.380

Link: CVE-2026-44486

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-11T15:39:07Z

Links: CVE-2026-44486 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-13T02:00:08Z

Weaknesses