CVE-2026-44577
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.9 · Resource exhaustion
5.9CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-h64f-5h5j-jqjhAdvisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37272
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44577
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477194
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44577.json