High severity · published May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-44579
Next.js: Denial of Service via connection exhaustion in applications using Cache Components
7.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
next.js · vercel
>= 16.0.0, < 16.2.5; >= 15.0.0, < 15.5.16 · source: vendor, NVD
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer 1.3 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer 1.4 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
SF
streams for Apache Kafka 3 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44579
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44579
Mitigation
https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-mg66-mrh9-m8jx
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37272
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40974
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54435
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44579
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