Axios size limit bypass in fetch adapter 1.7.0-1.15.x
CVE-2026-44488 Published on June 11, 2026

Axios: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in axios
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Axios versions 1.7.0 through 1.15.x did not enforce configured request and response size limits when requests were sent with the fetch adapter. Applications that selected adapter: 'fetch', or ran in environments where axios resolved to the fetch adapter, could receive or send bodies larger than maxContentLength or maxBodyLength despite those limits being explicitly configured. This can cause resource exhaustion in server-side usage when a malicious or compromised server returns an oversized response, when an attacker can supply a large data: URL, or when an application forwards attacker-controlled request bodies through axios while relying on maxBodyLength as a boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0 and 1.16.0.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-44488 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. An automatable proof of concept (POC) exploit exists. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-44488

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Axios
 
Red Hat Acm
 
Red Hat Rhdh
 
Red Hat Discovery
 
Red Hat Openshift
 
Red Hat Service Mesh
 
Red Hat Multicluster Engine
 
Red Hat Cryostat
 
Red Hat Migration Toolkit Applications
 
Red Hat Rhmt
 
Red Hat Network Observ Optr
 
Red Hat Openshift Pipelines
 
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security
 
Red Hat Amq Broker
 
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
 
Red Hat Apache Camel Hawtio
 
Red Hat Apicurio Registry
 
Red Hat Podman Desktop
 
Red Hat Jboss Data Grid
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ai
 
Red Hat Jboss Fuse
 
Red Hat Openshift Ai
 
Red Hat Openshift Devspaces
 
Red Hat Container Native Virtualization
 
Red Hat Quay
 
Red Hat Satellite
 
Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer
 
Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer
 
Red Hat Ansible Portal
 
Red Hat Gatekeeper
 
Red Hat 3scale Amp
 
Red Hat Camel Spring Boot
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer
 

Affected Versions

axios: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9: Red Hat multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8: Red Hat multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.9: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.10: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.9: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9: Red Hat Discovery 2: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.29: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.29: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3: Red Hat Satellite 6.19: Red Hat Satellite 6.19: Red Hat Satellite 6.19: Red Hat Cryostat 4: Red Hat Cryostat 4: Red Hat Gatekeeper 3: Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Applications 8: Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Applications 8: Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Containers: Red Hat Network Observability Operator: Red Hat Network Observability Operator: Red Hat Network Observability Operator: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2: Red Hat AMQ Broker 7: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4: Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4: Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3: Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3: Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop - Tech Preview: Red Hat Data Grid 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3: Red Hat Fuse 7: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI): Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4: Red Hat Quay 3: Red Hat Quay 3: Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer: Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer: Red Hat Self-service automation portal 2: Red Hat Self-service automation portal 2:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.49%
Percentile
38.00%

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