Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-44582

Crypto Weakness in Vercel Next.Js 13.4.6 – 15.5.16

Published
13 May 2026
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 3.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0022 12th percentile
Risk Priority 16 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-44582 is a low-severity Use of Weak Hash (CWE-328) vulnerability in Vercel Next.Js. Its CVSS base score is 3.7 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 12th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) and CM-6 (Configuration Settings) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From 13.4.6 to before 15.5.16 and 16.2.5, React Server Component responses can be vulnerable to cache poisoning in deployments that rely on shared caches with insufficient response partitioning. In affected…

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conditions, collisions in the _rsc cache-busting value can allow an attacker to poison cache entries so users receive the wrong response variant for a given URL. This vulnerability is fixed in 15.5.16 and 16.2.5.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Why these techniques?

Direct exploitation of public-facing Next.js web app via cache poisoning vuln in RSC responses.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-44575Same product: Vercel Next.Js
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CVE-2026-44581Same product: Vercel Next.Js
CVE-2026-44578Same product: Vercel Next.Js
CVE-2026-44576Same product: Vercel Next.Js
CVE-2026-44580Same product: Vercel Next.Js
CVE-2026-27978Same product: Vercel Next.Js
CVE-2026-44572Same product: Vercel Next.Js
CVE-2026-44574Same product: Vercel Next.Js
CVE-2026-44573Same product: Vercel Next.Js

Affected Assets

vercel
next.js
13.4.6 — 15.5.16 · 16.0.0 — 16.2.5

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
  • CM-6 Configuration Settings
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)
  • SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 5 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V11.2.3
  • V6.5.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly mitigates by requiring prompt application of the vendor-supplied update that eliminates the weak _rsc cache-busting collision.

prevent

Enforces secure configuration of shared caches and response-partitioning settings to avoid reliance on the vulnerable Next.js cache key.

detect

Provides integrity verification of cached responses, allowing detection of poisoned entries caused by the CWE-328 collision.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 full match
prevents

Secure-SDLC requirements explicitly forbid weak cryptographic algorithms, fully preventing CWE-328 while covering only one aspect of development practice.

PR.DS-01 mostly match
prevents

Proper data-at-rest integrity protection requires strong cryptographic hashes, directly blocking weak-hash usage.

PR.DS-02 mostly match
prevents

Data-in-transit integrity likewise depends on strong hashes, so the control prevents the weakness while the weakness only partially satisfies the outcome.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Mandates use of approved cryptographic algorithms, directly preventing weak-hash selection.

detects

Security testing can detect weak-hash usage but does not prescribe algorithm choice.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify strong hashing, but the control is broader.

prevents

Requires secure coding standards that forbid weak hash functions in source code.

References