Next.js: Denial of Service in the Image Optimization API

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-44577
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-13 17:16:23 UTC
Updated2026-07-15 02:21:59 UTC
DescriptionNext.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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP

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

EPSS: 0.000180000 probability, percentile 0.045900000 (date 2026-05-21)

Problem Types: CWE-770 | CWE-770 CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling | CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPCVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.10b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46cSecondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vercel Next.js All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Vercel Next.js affected >= 10.0.0, < 15.5.16 Not specified
CNA Vercel Next.js affected >= 16.0.0, < 16.2.5 Not specified
ADP Red Hat Streams For Apache Kafka 2.9.4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer 1.4 unaffected 1783327185 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI RHEL AI 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI RHEL AI 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI RHEL AI 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI RHEL AI 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Streams For Apache Kafka 3 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44577 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37272 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44577.json 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c security.access.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c bugzilla.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-h64f-5h5j-jqjh [email protected] github.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2026-05-13T18:01:35.713ZReported to Red Hat.
ADP2026-05-13T17:00:02.786ZMade public.

Solutions

ADP: RHSA-2026:37272: Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer 1.4

ADP: RHSA-2026:34608: Streams for Apache Kafka 2.9.4

Workarounds

ADP: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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