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TI-2026-22321 Aliases CVE-2026-27979GHSA-h27x-g6w4-24gq

Next.js: Unbounded postponed resume buffering can lead to DoS

Priority LOW 38CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

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, a request containing the `next-resume: 1` header (corresponding with a PPR resume request) would buffer request bodies without consistently enforcing `maxPostponedStateSize` in certain setups. The previous mitigation protected minimal-mode deployments, but equivalent non-minimal deployments remained vulnerable to the same unbounded postponed resume-body buffering behavior. In applications using the App Router with Partial Prerendering capability enabled (via `experimental.ppr` or `cacheComponents`), an attacker could send oversized `next-resume` POST payloads that were buffered without consistent size enforcement in non-minimal deployments, causing excessive memory usage and potential denial of service. This is fixed in version 16.1.7 by enforcing size limits across all postponed-body buffering paths and erroring when limits are exceeded. If upgrading is not immediately possible, block requests containing the `next-resume` header, as this is never valid to be sent from an untrusted client.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00708 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial next.js (vercel): 16.1.7next (npm): 16.1.7Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vercelnext.js16.0.1 to before 16.1.716.1.7Patch availableCNA
—next (npm)16.0.1 to before 16.1.716.1.7Patch availableGHSA-h27x-g6w4-24gq
  • next.js Vendorvercel Affected 16.0.1 to before 16.1.7 Fixed in 16.1.7 Patch available CNA
  • next (npm) Vendor— Affected 16.0.1 to before 16.1.7 Fixed in 16.1.7 Patch available GHSA-h27x-g6w4-24gq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vercel:next.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*16.0.1 to before 16.1.7Vulnerablevercel
  • cpe:2.3:a:vercel:next.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 16.0.1 to before 16.1.7 Vulnerable ·vercel

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA next.js (vercel) Fixed in 16.1.7
  • Fix · GHSA-h27x-g6w4-24gq next (npm) Fixed in 16.1.7 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Trusted Artifact SignerAffectedNo fix yet
streams for Apache Kafka 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
streams for Apache Kafka 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h27x-g6w4-24gq

References

  • TI-2025-34861 Deserialization of untrusted data in Meta react-server-dom-webpack KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-21309 Authorization Bypass in Next.js Middleware CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-34863 Deserialization of untrusted data in Meta react-server-dom-webpack CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-31371 Cache Poisoning in next.js CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-24914 Next.js before 13.4.20-canary.13 lacks a cache-control header and thus empty prefetch… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-32490 Next.js: Server-side request forgery in applications using WebSocket upgrades CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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