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🛡️ CVE-2026-27979 on npm (Root.io) — next

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
5.0
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2026-27979 in next - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-27979 in the next package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-27979 as tracked by npm (Root.io), for the package next. The fix is available in version 16.1.7-root.io.3; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-27979 is classified as CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits. Resources are allocated on request with no cap, so a client can exhaust them.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-27979 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • @rootio/next (fixed in 16.1.7-root.io.3)
  • next (fixed in 16.1.7-aikido.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

@rootio/next has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits) in other software:

CVE-2026-27979 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-17
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
@rootio/next — 16.1.7-root.io.3
next — 16.1.7-aikido.3

References

N/A

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