CVE-2026-44572

medium

Published 2026-05-13 · Modified 2026-05-14

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CVSS v3

5.9

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.9

Description

Next.js's Middleware / Proxy redirects can be cache-poisoned

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

69%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.

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Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
npm	next	`>=12.2.0,<15.5.16`	`15.5.16`
npm	next	`>=16.0.0,<16.2.5`	`16.2.5`
NPM	next	`>= 16.0.0, < 16.2.5`	`16.2.5`
NPM	next	`>= 12.2.0, < 15.5.16`	`15.5.16`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
vercel	next.js	`{"startIncluding":"12.2.0","endExcluding":"15.5.16"}`	`15.5.16`

References

CWEs

CWE-349

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.