CVE-2026-27979
March 18, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/vercel/next.js.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v16.0.1 <v16.1.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v16.1.7next (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=16.0.1 <16.1.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 16.1.7Related ResourcesĀ (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01