CVE-2026-94485 Next.js: Information disclosure in Next.js App Router metadata image routes via dynamicParams bypass

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

A malicious website can access the Next.js development server's MCP endpoint to read source code, logs, and project details, affecting developers using the dev server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-94485?

CVE-2026-94485 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vercel Next.js, published on 2 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. From 16.0.0 until 16.3.8, the `next dev` development server exposes a Model Context Protocol endpoint without reliably restricting cross-site requests. A malicious website visited by a developer can reach the endpoint and read the project's disk location, source code snippets from error reports, route inventory, and development logs. Production deployments do not serve this endpoint. This issue is fixed in version 16.3.8.

Weakness: CWE-346

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-94485?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including next. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
next npmFrom 16.0.016.3.8
next npmFrom 16.0.016.3.8

Products include Vercel Next.js.

How do I fix CVE-2026-94485?

Upgrade next to 16.3.8 or later.

Is CVE-2026-94485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-94485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Vercel Next.js vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-IG59084, CLEANSTART-2026-JF56527, CLEANSTART-2026-NI98278, CLEANSTART-2026-QD27250, ECHO-0dcb-59d0-c54e, GHSA-f87g-xv8r-7p7x and 3 more.

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