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CVE-2026-71321: Nuxt: Unauthenticated CPU exhaustion parsing and hashing the Nuxt island endpoint body before hash validation

August 5, 2026

The internal island renderer endpoint (/__nuxt_island/...) decodes and hashes attacker-controlled request input before it validates the URL-resident hash. An unauthenticated POST /__nuxt_island/<name>_<anything>.json with a large JSON body (for example ~4.6 MB / 150k keys) is fully read, destr-parsed, and run through ohash before the request is rejected with a 400. Because Nitro runs on a single event loop, this both wastes CPU on the doomed request and delays every concurrent request. A low request rate is enough to degrade or stall the server. No valid hash and no authentication are required.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pgf-384g-p7mv
  • github.com/nuxt/nuxt/commit/4e35ae9babd94be53246e31200232d48438bb34e
  • github.com/nuxt/nuxt/commit/668cdfdfda41849ed11c1ee5e2067a11fc103b22
  • github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.10
  • github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.5.1
  • github.com/nuxt/nuxt/security/advisories/GHSA-9pgf-384g-p7mv
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71321

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.1.0 before 3.21.10, all versions starting from 4.0.0 before 4.5.1

Fixed versions

  • 3.21.10
  • 4.5.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 3.21.10, 4.5.1 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

npm/nuxt/CVE-2026-71321.yml

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