---
id: CVE-2026-44577
title: Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications
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 memor…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-770
  - CWE-770
vendor: vercel
product: next.js
affected:
  - 'next.js >= 10.0.0, < 15.5.16'
  - 'next.js >= 16.0.0, < 16.2.5'
patched:
  - next.js 16.2.5
published: '2026-05-13'
updated: '2026-07-03'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44577'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-h64f-5h5j-jqjh'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44577'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477194'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44577.json
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00739
epssPercentile: 0.53087
ingestedAt: '2026-07-03T14:03:37.055Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `next.js >= 10.0.0, < 15.5.16`
- `next.js >= 16.0.0, < 16.2.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `next.js 16.2.5`