CVE-2026-27978

Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Publication date:
18/03/2026
Last modified:
18/03/2026

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, `origin: null` was treated as a "missing" origin during Server Action CSRF validation. As a result, requests from opaque contexts (such as sandboxed iframes) could bypass origin verification instead of being validated as cross-origin requests. An attacker could induce a victim browser to submit Server Actions from a sandboxed context, potentially executing state-changing actions with victim credentials (CSRF). This is fixed in version 16.1.7 by treating `'null'` as an explicit origin value and enforcing host/origin checks unless `'null'` is explicitly allowlisted in `experimental.serverActions.allowedOrigins`. If upgrading is not immediately possible, add CSRF tokens for sensitive Server Actions, prefer `SameSite=Strict` on sensitive auth cookies, and/or do not allow `'null'` in `serverActions.allowedOrigins` unless intentionally required and additionally protected.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:vercel:next.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* 16.0.1 (including) 16.1.7 (excluding)