CVE-2026-27978

Vulnerability 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.

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References

• https://github.com/vercel/next.js/commit/a27a11d78e748a8c7ccfd14b7759ad2b9bf097dPatch
• https://github.com/vercel/next.js/releases/tag/v16.1.7Release Notes
• https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-mq59-m269-xvcxVendor AdvisoryMitigation