Next.js Race Condition to Cache Poisoning
Summary
We received a responsible disclosure from Allam Rachid (zhero) for a low-severity race-condition vulnerability in Next.js. This issue only affects the Pages Router under certain misconfigurations, causing normal endpoints to serve pageProps data instead of standard HTML.
Credit
Thank you to Allam Rachid (zhero) for the responsible disclosure. This research was rewarded as part of our bug bounty program.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | next | >= 0.9.9, < 14.2.24, >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.6 | 14.2.24, 15.1.6 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-362- Platform
- npm
- Package
next- Disclosed
- 15.05.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qpjv-v59x-3qc4 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: next
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 73
- First → latest
- 12.2017 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 5
- High 27
- Medium 32
- Low 9
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 3
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 3
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 6
- 2025: 14
- 2026: 40
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