CVE-2026-44579
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.7%
53.3th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-833
Published 2026-05-13 · modified 2026-08-13
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-05-13 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-13 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From to before 15.5.16 and 16.2.5, applications using Partial Prerendering through the Cache Components feature can be vulnerable to connection exhaustion through crafted POST requests to a server action. In affected configurations, a malicious request can trigger a request-body handling deadlock that leaves connections open for an extended period, consuming file descriptors and server capacity until legitimate users are denied service. This vulnerability is fixed in 15.5.16 and 16.2.5.
Affected
References
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-mg66-mrh9-m8jx
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37272
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40974
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54435
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44579
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477193
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44579.json