8.2
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-101906
Axios: ReDoS (O(N²)) in shouldBypassProxy host normalization, reachable via untrusted redirect Location
Description

Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.15.0 until 1.20.0, Axios shouldBypassProxy applies a quadratic trailing-dot regular expression to redirect hostnames. HTTP_PROXY or HTTPS_PROXY is configured, NO_PROXY or no_proxy is non-empty, redirects are followed, and a crafted redirect Location contains many dots followed by a non-dot character. Hostname.replace(/.+$/, '') backtracks quadratically while processing the crafted redirect hostname. Synchronous regular-expression processing can block the Node.js event loop and cause denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 1.20.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 28, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 28, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Axios to version 1.20.0 or later to fix a regular expression denial of service vulnerability.
  • Update Axios to version 1.20.0 or later.
  • Ensure HTTP_PROXY and NO_PROXY are configured securely.
  • Avoid following redirects from untrusted sources.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-101906.

URL Resource
https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/d19040bda7a8be2f82c3c6e1a5bc03917daee39a
https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/11141
https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.20.0
https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-mghh-pgcx-3jjj
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.15.0 until 1.20.0, Axios shouldBypassProxy applies a quadratic trailing-dot regular expression to redirect hostnames. HTTP_PROXY or HTTPS_PROXY is configured, NO_PROXY or no_proxy is non-empty, redirects are followed, and a crafted redirect Location contains many dots followed by a non-dot character. Hostname.replace(/.+$/, '') backtracks quadratically while processing the crafted redirect hostname. Synchronous regular-expression processing can block the Node.js event loop and cause denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 1.20.0.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CWE CWE-1333
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/101xxx/CVE-2026-101906.json">CVE-2026-101906</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/d19040bda7a8be2f82c3c6e1a5bc03917daee39a
    Added Reference https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/11141
    Added Reference https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.20.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-mghh-pgcx-3jjj
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