CVE-2026-44579

Next.js: Denial of Service via connection exhaustion in applications using Cache Components

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2026 at 05:04 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
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

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

15.0.0 ≤ 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_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-mg66-mrh9-m8jx
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44579
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477193
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

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-770CWE-833

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