6.9
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-40299
next-intl has an open redirect vulnerability
Description

next-intl provides internationalization for Next.js. Applications using the `next-intl` middleware prior to version 4.9.1with `localePrefix: 'as-needed'` could construct URLs where path handling and the WHATWG URL parser resolved a relative redirect target to another host (e.g. scheme-relative `//` or control characters stripped by the URL parser), so the middleware could redirect the browser off-site while the user still started from a trusted app URL. The problem has been patchedin `[email protected]`.

INFO

Published Date :

April 17, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 17, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update next-intl to version 4.9.1 or later to fix path handling and prevent off-site redirects.
  • Update next-intl to version 4.9.1 or later.
  • Review middleware configuration for localePrefix settings.
  • Test URL handling and redirect behavior.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description next-intl provides internationalization for Next.js. Applications using the `next-intl` middleware prior to version 4.9.1with `localePrefix: 'as-needed'` could construct URLs where path handling and the WHATWG URL parser resolved a relative redirect target to another host (e.g. scheme-relative `//` or control characters stripped by the URL parser), so the middleware could redirect the browser off-site while the user still started from a trusted app URL. The problem has been patchedin `[email protected]`.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-601
    Added Reference https://github.com/amannn/next-intl/commit/1c80b668aa6d853f470319eec10a3f61e78a70e6
    Added Reference https://github.com/amannn/next-intl/pull/2304
    Added Reference https://github.com/amannn/next-intl/releases/tag/v4.9.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/amannn/next-intl/security/advisories/GHSA-8f24-v5vv-gm5j
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