CVE-2025-62718: Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js

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CRITICAL 9.9REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2025-62718 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.9) affecting axios. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0 and 0.31.0, Axios does not correctly handle hostname normalization when checking NO_PROXY rules. Requests to loopback addresses like localhost. (with a trailing dot) or [::1] (IPv6 literal) skip NO_PROXY matching and go through the configured proxy. This goes against what developers expect and lets attackers force requests through a proxy, even if NO_PROXY is set up

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.9 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 32%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-441, CWE-918, CWE-1289
Published	2026-04-09
Last modified	2026-10-14

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: axios

Last updated 2026-10-14 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-04-09 15:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-14 17:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

axios axios UPGRADE

Affected: < 0.31.0 · >= 1.0.0 and < 1.15.0

Fixed in: 0.31.0, 1.15.0

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0.0

1. Check installed version

npm ls axios

2. UPGRADE to 0.31.0

npm install axios@">=0.31.0"

3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0.0

npm view axios versions npm install axios@"<1.0.0"

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Exact fixes by distribution

npm · axios · FIXED · 1.15.0 · vulnerable: >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.0 · source

npm install axios@">=1.15.0" npm ls axios

Fedora 46 · python-googleapis-common-protos · FIXED · 1.75.5-1.fc46~bootstrap · FEDORA-2026-d911c4c4e6 · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-d911c4c4e6

Fedora ELN · see advisory · FIXED · FEDORA-2026-e3987c278f · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-e3987c278f

Debian 12 · node-axios · NO FIX YET

Debian 13 · node-axios · NO FIX YET

RHEL 8 · grafana · NOT AFFECTED

RHEL 9 · grafana · NOT AFFECTED

RHEL AI (RHEL AI) 3 · rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9 · NO FIX YET

RHEL AI (RHEL AI) 3 · rhelai3/bootc-rocm-rhel9 · NO FIX YET

RHEL AI (RHEL AI) 3 · rhelai3/disk-image-cuda-rhel9 · NO FIX YET

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Write-up: github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-3p68-rc4w-qgx5

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-62718?

axios: upgrade to 0.31.0, 1.15.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-62718 being exploited?

CVE-2025-62718 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-62718 affect?

CVE-2025-62718 affects axios. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.9). Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0 and 0.31.0, Axios does not correctly handle hostname normalization when checking NO_PROXY rules. Requests to loopback addresses like localhost. (with a traili

How urgent is CVE-2025-62718?

Priority 62/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

Node.js vulnerabilities · Axios vulnerabilities

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References

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