Answer in brief
CVE-2026-44576 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in Next.js vulnerable to cache poisoning in React Server Component responses. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps next (npm), next (npm), next (npm), next (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps next (npm), next (npm), next (npm), next (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| nextnpm | >=14.2.0<15.5.16 | Not reported |
| nextnpm | >=16.0.0<16.2.5 | Not reported |
| nextnpm | >=14.2.0,<15.5.16 | 15.5.16 |
| nextnpm | >=16.0.0,<16.2.5 | 16.2.5 |
Published upstream
May 6, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
May 14, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 25, 2026
### Impact Applications using React Server Components can be vulnerable to cache poisoning when shared caches do not correctly partition response variants. Under affected conditions, an attacker can cause an RSC response to be served from the original URL and poison shared cache entries so later visitors receive component payloads instead of the expected HTML. ### Fix We now validate and interpret `RSC` request headers consistently across request classification and rendering, and we enforce the intended cache-busting behavior so RSC payloads are not unexpectedly served from the original URL. ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade immediately, ensure your CDN or reverse proxy keys on the relevant RSC request headers and honors `Vary`, or disable shared caching for affected App Router and RSC responses.
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