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CVE-2026-44577

31
FAUCET Score

Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From 10.0.0 to before 15.5.16 and 16.2.5, when self-hosting Next.js with the default image loader, the Image Optimization API fetches local images entirely into memory without enforcing a maximum size limit. An attacker could cause out-of-memory conditions by requesting large local assets from the /_next/image endpoint that match the images.localPatterns configuration (by default, all patterns are allowed). This vulnerability is fixed in 15.5.16 and 16.2.5.

First published: May 13, 2026Last modified: May 13, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 10.0.0, < 15.5.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vercel:next.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 16.0.0, < 16.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vercel:next.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0072 is in the 26th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: nextFixed in: 15.5.16
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: nextFixed in: 16.2.5
github_advisoryworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-h64f-5h5j-jqjhmedium

Next.js has a Denial of Service in the Image Optimization API

May 11, 2026

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:34608
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:37272
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:40974
access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2026-44577
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
security.access.redhat.com / data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44577.json
github.com / vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-h64f-5h5j-jqjh
MitigationVendor Advisory