Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 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 1.13.5.
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| Description | Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 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 1.13.5. | |
| Title | Axios affected by Denial of Service via __proto__ Key in mergeConfig | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-754 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-02-09T20:11:22.374Z
Reserved: 2026-02-04T05:15:41.791Z
Link: CVE-2026-25639
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-02-09T21:15:49.010
Modified: 2026-02-09T21:55:30.093
Link: CVE-2026-25639
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