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CVE-2026-44492: axios's shouldBypassProxy does not recognize IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, allowing NO_PROXY bypass (incomplete fix for CVE-2025-62718)

May 29, 2026 (updated July 20, 2026)

shouldBypassProxy, introduced in v1.15.0 to fix CVE-2025-62718, does not normalise IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses. When NO_PROXY lists an IPv4 address such as 127.0.0.1 or 169.254.169.254, a request URL using the IPv4-mapped IPv6 form (::ffff:7f00:1, ::ffff:a9fe:a9fe) still routes through the configured proxy. Node.js resolves these addresses to the underlying IPv4 host, so the request reaches the internal service via the proxy rather than being blocked.

References

  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20889
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20938
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26234
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27044
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27063
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28964
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29082
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30650
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30651
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33005
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33155
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33160
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33163
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33173
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33183
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33574
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34766
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36108
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36611
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36882
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36883
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40119
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40138
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41055
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41064
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066
  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44492
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487938
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjwm-pj3p-43mv
  • github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-pjwm-pj3p-43mv
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62718
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44492
  • security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44492.json

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.32.0, all versions starting from 1.15.0 before 1.16.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.32.0
  • 1.16.0

Solution

Upgrade to versions 0.32.0, 1.16.0 or above.

Impact 8.6 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-289: Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name
  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Source file

npm/axios/CVE-2026-44492.yml

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