Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From 15.2.0 to before 15.5.16 and 16.2.5, App Router applications that rely on middleware or proxy-based checks for authorization can allow unauthorized access through transport-specific route variants used for segment prefetching. In affected configurations, specially crafted .rsc and segment-prefetch URLs can resolve to the same page without being matched by the intended middleware rule, which can allow protected content to be reached without the expected authorization check. This vulnerability is fixed in 15.5.16 and 16.2.5.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-267c-6grr-h53f Next.js has a Middleware / Proxy bypass in App Router applications via segment-prefetch routes
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Wed, 13 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Vercel
Vercel next.js
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Vercel next.js

Wed, 13 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 13 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From 15.2.0 to before 15.5.16 and 16.2.5, App Router applications that rely on middleware or proxy-based checks for authorization can allow unauthorized access through transport-specific route variants used for segment prefetching. In affected configurations, specially crafted .rsc and segment-prefetch URLs can resolve to the same page without being matched by the intended middleware rule, which can allow protected content to be reached without the expected authorization check. This vulnerability is fixed in 15.5.16 and 16.2.5.
Title Next.js: Middleware / Proxy bypass in App Router applications via segment-prefetch routes
Weaknesses CWE-288
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T17:50:24.865Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T21:49:12.424Z

Link: CVE-2026-44575

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Updated: 2026-05-13T17:50:20.144Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-13T17:16:22.907

Modified: 2026-05-13T17:25:25.693

Link: CVE-2026-44575

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Updated: 2026-05-13T18:30:46Z

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