Description
Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. Starting in version 16.0.1 and prior to version 16.1.7, a request containing the `next-resume: 1` header (corresponding with a PPR resume request) would buffer request bodies without consistently enforcing `maxPostponedStateSize` in certain setups. The previous mitigation protected minimal-mode deployments, but equivalent non-minimal deployments remained vulnerable to the same unbounded postponed resume-body buffering behavior. In applications using the App Router with Partial Prerendering capability enabled (via `experimental.ppr` or `cacheComponents`), an attacker could send oversized `next-resume` POST payloads that were buffered without consistent size enforcement in non-minimal deployments, causing excessive memory usage and potential denial of service. This is fixed in version 16.1.7 by enforcing size limits across all postponed-body buffering paths and erroring when limits are exceeded. If upgrading is not immediately possible, block requests containing the `next-resume` header, as this is never valid to be sent from an untrusted client.
Published: 2026-03-18
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h27x-g6w4-24gq Next.js: Unbounded postponed resume buffering can lead to DoS
History

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vercel:next.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

ssvc

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


Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Vercel
Vercel next.js
Vendors & Products Vercel
Vercel next.js

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. Starting in version 16.0.1 and prior to version 16.1.7, a request containing the `next-resume: 1` header (corresponding with a PPR resume request) would buffer request bodies without consistently enforcing `maxPostponedStateSize` in certain setups. The previous mitigation protected minimal-mode deployments, but equivalent non-minimal deployments remained vulnerable to the same unbounded postponed resume-body buffering behavior. In applications using the App Router with Partial Prerendering capability enabled (via `experimental.ppr` or `cacheComponents`), an attacker could send oversized `next-resume` POST payloads that were buffered without consistent size enforcement in non-minimal deployments, causing excessive memory usage and potential denial of service. This is fixed in version 16.1.7 by enforcing size limits across all postponed-body buffering paths and erroring when limits are exceeded. If upgrading is not immediately possible, block requests containing the `next-resume` header, as this is never valid to be sent from an untrusted client.
Title Next.js: Unbounded postponed resume buffering can lead to DoS
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-18T19:51:36.190Z

Reserved: 2026-02-25T03:24:57.793Z

Link: CVE-2026-27979

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-18T19:51:28.994Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-18T01:16:04.797

Modified: 2026-03-18T20:04:17.953

Link: CVE-2026-27979

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-18T00:13:29Z

Links: CVE-2026-27979 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-24T10:53:55Z

Weaknesses