HTTP Response Splitting Affecting awx package, versions <24.6.1-r42


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-AWX-17705601
  • published30 Jun 2026
  • disclosed10 Apr 2026

Introduced: 10 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-40175  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-113  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-444  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-918  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard awx to version 24.6.1-r42 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream awx package and not the awx package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Versions prior to 1.15.0 and 0.3.1 are vulnerable to a specific gadget-style attack chain in which prototype pollution in a third-party dependency may be leveraged to inject unsanitized header values into outbound requests. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0 and 0.3.1.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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