CVE-2026-44578

Next.js: Server-side request forgery in applications using WebSocket upgrades

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2026 at 05:01 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 02:10 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsNext.jsEnterprise Linux AIStreams for Apache Kafka

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 36%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From 13.4.13 to before 15.5.16 and 16.2.5, self-hosted applications using the built-in Node.js server can be vulnerable to server-side request forgery through crafted WebSocket upgrade requests. An attacker can cause the server to proxy requests to arbitrary internal or external destinations, which may expose internal services or cloud metadata endpoints. Vercel-hosted deployments are not affected. 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.

13.4.13 ≤ 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_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-c4j6-fc7j-m34r
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44578
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477187
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 exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

8.6HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-918

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