Medium severity · published Mar 17, 2026
CVE-2026-27978
Next.js: null origin can bypass Server Actions CSRF checks
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. Starting in version 16.0.1 and prior to version 16.1.7, `origin: null` was treated as a "missing" origin during Server Action CSRF validation. As a result, requests from opaque contexts (such as sandboxed iframes) could bypass origin verification instead of being validated as cross-origin requests. An attacker could induce a victim browser to submit Server Actions from a sandboxed context, potentially executing state-changing actions with victim credentials (CSRF). This is fixed in version 16.1.7 by treating `'null'` as an explicit origin value and enforcing host/origin checks unless `'null'` is explicitly allowlisted in `experimental.serverActions.allowedOrigins`. If upgrading is not immediately possible, add CSRF tokens for sensitive Server Actions, prefer `SameSite=Strict` on sensitive auth cookies, and/or do not allow `'null'` in `serverActions.allowedOrigins` unless intentionally required and additionally protected.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
next.js · vercel
>= 16.0.1, < 16.1.7 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27978
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27978
Patch
https://github.com/vercel/next.js/commit/a27a11d78e748a8c7ccfd14b7759ad2b9bf097d8
Release Notes
https://github.com/vercel/next.js/releases/tag/v16.1.7
Mitigation
https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-mq59-m269-xvcx
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