What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-25639?

CVE-2026-25639 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Node.js are affected by CVE-2026-25639?

Axios library versions up to 0.30.3 contain a vulnerability that could allow attackers to bypass security checks, potentially compromising applications that handle sensitive data or transactions.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2026-25639?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2026-25639. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-25639?

Within 24 hours: Inventory all applications and services using Axios and identify affected versions (≤0.30.3). Within 7 days: Upgrade Axios to version 0.31.0 or later across all development, staging, and production environments; prioritize customer-facing and data-handling applications first. Within 30 days: Complete full regression testing of upgraded applications and validate no functionality degradation occurred.

Node.js CVE-2026-25639

HIGH

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CWE-754)

2026-02-09 security-advisories@github.com

GHSA-43fc-jf86-j433

Node.js Denial Of Service Axios

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github

Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Red Hat

7.5 HIGH

qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (github).

CVSS VectorVendor: github

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Feb 18, 2026 - 18:24 vuln.today

Public exploit code

Patch released

Feb 18, 2026 - 18:24 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Feb 09, 2026 - 21:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

273 npm packages depend on axios (189 direct, 84 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.0.0.

DescriptionCVE.org

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to versions 0.30.3 and 1.13.5, the mergeConfig function in axios crashes with a TypeError when processing configuration objects containing __proto__ as an own property. An attacker can trigger this by providing a malicious configuration object created via JSON.parse(), causing complete denial of service. This vulnerability is fixed in versions 0.30.3 and 1.13.5.

AnalysisAI

Axios versions up to 0.30.3 is affected by improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions (CVSS 7.5).

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability (CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions) affects Axios. Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to versions 0.30.3 and 1.13.5, the mergeConfig function in axios crashes with a TypeError when processing configuration objects containing __proto__ as an own property. An attacker can trigger this by providing a malicious configuration object created via JSON.parse(), causing complete denial of service. This vulnerability is fixed in versions 0.30.3 and 1.13.5.