Resource exhaustion in axios - #VU136906
Published: July 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU136906
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: axios
Affected software:
axios
axios
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in formDataToJSON when parsing attacker-controlled FormData field names with deeply nested bracket segments. A remote attacker can send crafted FormData input to cause a denial of service.
The issue affects direct use of axios.formToJSON() and JSON serialization of FormData when the Content-Type contains application/json.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.