CVE-2026-44579: Vercel Next.js

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Vercel Next.js: from 15.0.0, before 15.5.16 (fixed in 15.5.16); from 16.0.0, before 16.2.5 (fixed in 16.2.5)

Published 2026-05-13. Last modified 2026-08-13.