Next.js has a Cache poisoning vulnerability due to omission of the Vary header
Summary
A cache poisoning issue in Next.js App Router >=15.3.0 and < 15.3.3 may have allowed RSC payloads to be cached and served in place of HTML, under specific conditions involving middleware and redirects. This issue has been fixed in Next.js 15.3.3.
Users on affected versions should upgrade immediately and redeploy to ensure proper caching behavior.
More details: CVE-2025-49005
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | next | >= 15.3.0, < 15.3.3 | 15.3.3 |
References
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-r2fc-ccr8-96c4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49005
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js/issues/79346
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js/pull/79939
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js/commit/ec202eccf05820b60c6126d6411fe16766ecc066
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js/releases/tag/v15.3.3
- https://vercel.com/changelog/cve-2025-49005
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-444- Platform
- npm
- Package
next- Disclosed
- 03.07.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-r2fc-ccr8-96c4 - 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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