#VU124720 Embedded malicious code (backdoor) in axios
Published: March 31, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124720
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-506
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
axios
axios
Software vendor:
axios
axios
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality in the application code (aka backdoor) that allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application. Attacker compromised axios repository and introduced a new dependency plain-crypto-js.
Remediation
The vendor recommend using older versions of the software: 1.14.0 and 0.30.3.