Summary
Togoder Security scanned the npm package axios@1.20.0 on Oct 6, 2026. An AI review of 70 source files produced no findings. No malicious behavior, install-time payloads, credential theft or exfiltration were identified.
Findings
No findings. The reviewer saw nothing malicious or risky in this version.
Files reviewed
| File | Verdict | What the reviewer saw |
|---|---|---|
| index.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/adapters/adapters.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the file is a legitimate Axios adapter resolution module with no external communication, credential harvesting, dynamic execution, or process spawning. |
| lib/adapters/fetch.js | safe | This is the standard axios fetch adapter; no data exfiltration, credential harvesting, obfuscation, dynamic code execution, or other malicious patterns were detected. |
| lib/adapters/http.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a legitimate HTTP adapter with proxy support, redirect handling, and safety measures against prototype pollution. |
| lib/adapters/xhr.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected in the XHR adapter; the code is a standard XMLHttpRequest wrapper for the axios library with no exfiltration, credential harvesting, dynamic execution, or process spawning. |
| lib/axios.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the file is a standard Axios library entry point that only exposes API components without any execution of external commands or data exfiltration. |
| lib/cancel/CancelToken.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/cancel/CanceledError.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/cancel/isCancel.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/core/Axios.js | safe | This is a legitimate Axios HTTP client library file with no malicious patterns such as data exfiltration, credential harvesting, obfuscation, process spawning, or suspicious network activity. |
| lib/core/AxiosError.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/core/AxiosHeaders.js | safe | The file implements HTTP header normalization and sanitization for Axios and contains no malicious patterns such as exfiltration, credential harvesting, code execution, or network activity. |
| lib/core/InterceptorManager.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/core/buildFullPath.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/core/dispatchRequest.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; this is a standard Axios request dispatch module with no exfiltration, code execution, or environment access. |
| lib/core/mergeConfig.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/core/methodList.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/core/setFormDataHeaders.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/core/settle.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/core/transformData.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a standard Axios data transformation utility with no network, file system, process, or dynamic execution activity. |
| lib/defaults/index.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the file contains standard Axios request/response transformation defaults with no data exfiltration, credential harvesting, obfuscation, process spawning, or suspicious network activity. |
| lib/defaults/transitional.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/env/classes/FormData.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/env/data.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/AxiosTransformStream.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
Show 45 more files
| File | Verdict | What the reviewer saw |
|---|---|---|
| lib/helpers/AxiosURLSearchParams.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/Http2Sessions.js | safe | Code implements HTTP/2 session pooling with no malicious patterns, network exfiltration, credential harvesting, obfuscation, or process spawning. |
| lib/helpers/HttpStatusCode.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
| lib/helpers/ZlibHeaderTransformStream.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/bind.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/buildURL.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a standard URL-building utility with no network, filesystem, process, or code-execution behavior. |
| lib/helpers/callbackify.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/combineURLs.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/composeSignals.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/cookies.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a standard browser cookie helper with safe read/write/remove logic and no exfiltration, credential harvesting, dynamic execution, or install-time behavior. |
| lib/helpers/deprecatedMethod.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/estimateDataURLDecodedBytes.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/formDataToJSON.js | safe | The code is a utility for converting FormData to a JSON object with strict depth limits and prototype pollution protection; no malicious patterns were detected. |
| lib/helpers/formDataToStream.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code implements standard multipart/form-data stream serialization with boundary generation and proper header escaping. |
| lib/helpers/fromDataURI.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the file only parses data URIs into Buffer/Blob objects using standard Axios helpers and platform abstractions without exfiltration, dynamic execution, or filesystem/process manipulation. |
| lib/helpers/isAbsoluteURL.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/isAxiosError.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/isURLSameOrigin.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; code only performs same-origin URL comparison using the standard URL API. |
| lib/helpers/normalizeURLForProtocolCheck.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/null.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/parseHeaders.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/parseProtocol.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/progressEventReducer.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/readBlob.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/resolveConfig.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; this is a benign Axios config resolver with prototype pollution hardening and standard request header logic. |
| lib/helpers/sanitizeHeaderValue.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/shouldBypassProxy.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a legitimate NO_PROXY bypass helper with careful IP canonicalization and no network, filesystem, or process side effects. |
| lib/helpers/speedometer.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/spread.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/throttle.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/toFormData.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; this is a legitimate Axios utility for converting objects to FormData with depth limits and no external network, process, or filesystem activity. |
| lib/helpers/toURLEncodedForm.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the file contains a straightforward helper for converting data to URL-encoded form format with no exfiltration, credential harvesting, obfuscation, or shell/network activity. |
| lib/helpers/trackStream.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/helpers/validator.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/browser/classes/Blob.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/browser/classes/FormData.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/browser/classes/URLSearchParams.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/browser/index.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/common/utils.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/index.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/node/classes/Buffer.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/node/classes/FormData.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/node/classes/URLSearchParams.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/platform/node/index.js | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| lib/utils.js | safe | This is a legitimate axios utility module containing defensive prototype-pollution protections and generic helper functions with no malicious, exfiltration, or code-execution patterns. |
Affected version ranges
None of the 3 scanned versions of axios are flagged high or critical. The latest scanned version, 1.20.0, is clean. Only versions we have scanned are listed; unscanned versions between them are not covered.
| Versions | Verdict | Count | Range | Top findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20.0 | No issues | 1 | 1.20.0 | |
| 1.18.1 | Not scanned | 1 | 1.18.1 | |
| 1.13.1 โ 1.13.2 | No issues | 2 | >=1.13.1 <=1.13.2 | |
| 1.12.2 | Not scanned | 1 | 1.12.2 |
Full list, including published versions not scanned yet: version ranges API.
Scanned versions of axios
Frequently asked questions
Is axios safe to use?
Our AI source review of axios@1.20.0 found no malicious code: no install-time payloads, credential theft, exfiltration, obfuscated loaders or backdoors.
Does axios contain malware?
No malware was identified in axios@1.20.0 when Togoder Security scanned it on Oct 6, 2026. A new version can still introduce malicious code, so scan the exact versions in your lockfile.
How was axios checked?
Togoder Security downloaded the published npm package and had an AI model read its 70 source files, looking for install scripts, credential access, network exfiltration, obfuscation, backdoors and crypto-wallet theft. The results are cached by file hash and shown here.
How do I scan axios together with the rest of my dependencies?
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