Check Point Advisories

Axios Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-44495)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2026-10671
Date Published:	31 Aug 2026
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 31 August, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2026-44495
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Axios 0.19.0 and later, prior to 0.31.1 Axios 1.0.0 and later, prior to 1.15.2
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability in Axios allows attackers to exploit prototype-pollution gadgets in request config processing. This can lead to arbitrary code execution if another vulnerability has polluted Object.prototype.transformResponse.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Axios Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-44495) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Intelligence.
Attack Information: Axios Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-44495)