Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 0.32.0 and 1.16.0, Axios’s Node.js HTTP adapter may forward a Proxy-Authorization header to a redirected origin during specific proxy-to-direct redirect flows. This affects Node.js usage, where an initial HTTP request is sent through an authenticated HTTP proxy, redirects are followed, and the redirected URL is no longer proxied. Under affected redirect shapes, the final origin can receive the proxy credential that was intended only for the outbound proxy. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p92q-9vqr-4j8v Axios: Proxy-Authorization Credential Leak to Origin Server Across HTTP-to-HTTPS Redirect in Axios Node.js HTTP Adapter
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References
Link Providers
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-2026:29864 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30650 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30651 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33155 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33160 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33163 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33173 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33183 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33574 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34374 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34525 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34527 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34530 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36611 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36882 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36883 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40768 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40792 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40795 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41055 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41064 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41928 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41951 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42078 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42085 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42142 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42146 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42796 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43052 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46885 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46903 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50300 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44487 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487948 cve-icon
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-p92q-9vqr-4j8v cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44487 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44487.json cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44487 cve-icon
History

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

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References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Important


Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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'}


Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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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’s Node.js HTTP adapter may forward a Proxy-Authorization header to a redirected origin during specific proxy-to-direct redirect flows. This affects Node.js usage, where an initial HTTP request is sent through an authenticated HTTP proxy, redirects are followed, and the redirected URL is no longer proxied. Under affected redirect shapes, the final origin can receive the proxy credential that was intended only for the outbound proxy. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.
Title Axios: Proxy-Authorization Credential Leak to Origin Server Across HTTP-to-HTTPS Redirect in Axios Node.js HTTP Adapter
Weaknesses CWE-201
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T12:04:31.510Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-44487

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T12:04:31.510Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-06-11T17:16:32.607

Modified: 2026-08-13T13:18:59.080

Link: CVE-2026-44487

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-11T15:38:25Z

Links: CVE-2026-44487 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-11T21:15:07Z

Weaknesses