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Next.js: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution on windows-hosted servers

CVE-2026-75604

Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From 13.4.0 until 15.5.24 and 16.3.3, Next.js applications using Pages Router or App Router without Cache Components on Windows-hosted servers do not consistently escape backslashes in route segments before constructing incremental-cache paths. In packages/next/src/shared/lib/router/utils/escape-path-delimiters.ts and packages/next/src/server/lib/incremental-cache/file-system-cache.ts, a remote request can supply encoded Windows path separators that traverse outside the intended cache root and expose private build data, including the server-reference-manifest encryption key. Disclosure of that key can enable remote code execution in the affected application. This issue is fixed in versions 15.5.24 and 16.3.3.

Path Traversal No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:2.3
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:0.82%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22 ↗CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
vercel next.js >= 13.4.0, < 15.5.24 (affected), >= 16.0.0, < 16.3.3 (affected)

References & Technical Advisories

No reference links found.

Threat Intelligence Signals

EPSS Score
0.819%
Vulnerability Class
Path Traversal

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning AuthorityGitHub, Inc. · Vendor · USA
Reserved2026-08-17T23:49:03
Published2026-09-01T21:23:30
Last Updated2026-09-04T19:54:40

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