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CVE-2026-101900: Axios: Fetch Adapter Header Injection via Inherited FormData getHeaders

September 30, 2026

Axios contains a guard in the Node HTTP adapter to avoid using an inherited Object.prototype.getHeaders as a FormData header source. The fetch adapter calls the shared resolveConfig() helper before dispatch, and that helper lacks the same guard. If another vulnerability pollutes Object.prototype with FormData-like properties and getHeaders(), the fetch adapter can merge attacker-controlled headers into the outbound request.

Axios does not create the prototype pollution source. This is a read-side gadget in the fetch adapter configuration path.

The Node HTTP adapter contains a guard that prevents Object.prototype.getHeaders from being used as a FormData header source. The shared resolveConfig() helper does not have the same guard. The fetch adapter calls resolveConfig(), so it can still merge headers returned by inherited data.getHeaders().

This is a patch mismatch for the FormData prototype-pollution header-injection class.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hqw-qxg8-jxx2
  • github.com/axios/axios/commit/d19040bda7a8be2f82c3c6e1a5bc03917daee39a
  • github.com/axios/axios/pull/11141
  • github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.20.0
  • github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-4hqw-qxg8-jxx2
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101900

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.12.0 before 1.20.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.20.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.20.0 or above.

Impact 8.2 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
  • CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure
  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Source file

npm/axios/CVE-2026-101900.yml

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