Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in self-hosted Next.js applications that have `remotePatterns` configured for the Image Optimizer. The image optimization endpoint (`/_next/image`) loads external images entirely into memory without enforcing a maximum size limit, allowing an attacker to cause out-of-memory conditions by requesting optimization of arbitrarily large images. This vulnerability requires that `remotePatterns` is configured to allow image optimization from external domains and that the attacker can serve or control a large image on an allowed domain.
Strongly consider upgrading to 15.5.10 or 16.1.5 to reduce risk and prevent availability issues in Next applications.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vercel | next | 10.0 – < 10.0, 11.0 – < 11.0, 12.0 – < 12.0, 13.0 – < 13.0, 14.0 – < 14.0, 15.0 – < 15.5.10, 16.0 – < 16.1.5 | 10.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | langfuse-3 | 3.153.0-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | next | >= 10.0.0, < 15.5.10 | 15.5.10 | GHSA-9g9p-9gw9-jx7f |
| npm | next | >= 15.6.0-canary.0, < 16.1.5 | 16.1.5 | GHSA-9g9p-9gw9-jx7f |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-0219 Vercel Next.js: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 1, 2026