Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Next.js - CVE-2026-29057
Published: March 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124061
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-29057
CWE-ID: CWE-444
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted DELETE/OPTIONS HTTP request using Transfer-Encoding: chunked to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.
Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.
Affected software
Next.js
QRadar Pre-Validation App
QRadar Pre-Validation App
How to mitigate CVE-2026-29057
Install updates from vendor's website.
Next.js - addressed in versions 15.5.13, 16.1.7
QRadar Pre-Validation App - update to 3.0.0
QRadar Pre-Validation App - update to 3.0.0