CVE-2026-44574

Next.js: Middleware / Proxy bypass through dynamic route parameter injection

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2026 at 04:56 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 05:10 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsNext.jsEnterprise Linux AIStreams for Apache Kafka

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From 15.4.0 to before 15.5.16 and 16.2.5, applications that rely on middleware to protect dynamic routes can be vulnerable to authorization bypass. In affected deployments, specially crafted query parameters can alter the dynamic route value seen by the page while leaving the visible path unchanged, which can allow protected content to be rendered without passing the expected middleware check. This vulnerability is fixed in 15.5.16 and 16.2.5.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

15.4.0 ≤ v < 15.5.1616.0.0 ≤ v < 16.2.5
Affected range stops below 15.5.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.9.4 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (8)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-492v-c6pp-mqqv
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44574
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477207
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37272
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40974
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54435

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-288CWE-551

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