CVE-2026-42044

high Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 66% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Published: April 24, 2026 (76 days ago)
Last Modified: April 24, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Fix Available: ✓ Yes
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in Axios, a widely used HTTP client. This vulnerability, known as a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack, allows a remote attacker to subtly alter JSON API responses. By manipulating a specific function, an attacker can selectively modify data within these responses. This could lead to significant security breaches, including unauthorized privilege escalation, fraudulent balance manipulation, or bypassing critical authorization checks.

CWE

CWE-915

Affected Products

Cryostat 4Gatekeeper 3Migration Toolkit for Applications 8Migration Toolkit for ContainersNetwork Observability OperatorOpenShift PipelinesOpenShift Service Mesh 3Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Fix Status

✅ Fix Available

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 github.com