# CVE-2025-30218: Next.js may leak x-middleware-subrequest-id to external hosts

- Also known as: GHSA-223J-4RM8-MRMF
- Severity: CVSS 1.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.3.6, 13.5.10, 14.2.26, 15.2.4
- Published: 2025-04-02 · Updated: 2025-10-13

## Affected

- vercel next.js: 12.3.5, 13.5.9, 14.2.25, 15.2.3
- next (npm): from 12.3.5, fixed in 12.3.6
- next (npm): from 13.5.9, fixed in 13.5.10
- next (npm): from 14.2.25, fixed in 14.2.26
- next (npm): from 15.2.3, fixed in 15.2.4

## Description

Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. To mitigate CVE-2025-29927, Next.js validated the x-middleware-subrequest-id which persisted across multiple incoming requests. However, this subrequest ID is sent to all requests, even if the destination is not the same host as the Next.js application. Initiating a fetch request to a third-party within Middleware will send the x-middleware-subrequest-id to that third party. This vulnerability is fixed in 12.3.6, 13.5.10, 14.2.26, and 15.2.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Next.js, upgrade to a fixed version (12.3.6, 13.5.10, 14.2.26, 15.2.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-223j-4rm8-mrmf
- https://vercel.com/changelog/cve-2025-30218-5DREmEH765PoeAsrNNQj3O

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