CVE-2022-36046: Vercel Next.js

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Next.js is a React framework that can provide building blocks to create web applications. All of the following must be true to be affected by this CVE: Next.js version 12.2.3, Node.js version above v15.0.0 being used with strict `unhandledRejection` exiting AND using next start or a [custom server](https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/custom-server). Deployments on Vercel ([vercel.com](https://vercel.com/)) are not affected along with similar environments where `next-server` isn't being shared across requests.

Affected products

• Vercel Next.js: version 12.2.3 only

Published 2022-08-31. Last modified 2026-06-17.