Next.js: Server-Side Request Forgery in Image Optimization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From 16.0.0 until 16.3.8, Image Optimization can follow attacker-controlled DNS resolution for a remote URL that matches images.remotePatterns, allowing the optimized image fetch to reach private IP addresses after the URL passes the allow-list check. Applications without images.remotePatterns are not affected. Administrators unable to upgrade should audit allow-listed hosts and avoid entries whose DNS records are not trusted. This issue is fixed in version 16.3.8.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vercel | next.js | 16.0.0 to before 16.3.8 | 16.3.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | next (npm) | 16.0.0 to before 16.3.8 | 16.3.8 | Patch available | GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4 |
- next.js Vendorvercel Affected 16.0.0 to before 16.3.8 Fixed in 16.3.8 Patch available CNA
- next (npm) Vendor— Affected 16.0.0 to before 16.3.8 Fixed in 16.3.8 Patch available GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA next.js (vercel) Fixed in 16.3.8
- Fix · GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4 next (npm) Fixed in 16.3.8 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-94483
- 2026-10-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-05 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4
- 2026-10-07 5 new references · GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4
References
Advisory 2
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-94483 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-94483 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-94483 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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