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CVE-2026-42040

LOW · CVSS 3.7 EPSS 0.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-04-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.7. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2026-42040
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.7
EPSS
0.22%

Original NVD Description

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the encode() function in lib/helpers/AxiosURLSearchParams.js contains a character mapping (charMap) at line 21 that reverses the safe percent-encoding of null bytes. After encodeURIComponent('\x00') correctly produces the safe sequence %00, the charMap entry '%00': '\x00' converts it back to a raw null byte. Primary impact is limited because the standard axios request flow is not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.

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