# CVE-2026-71316 — nuxt

> As of 2026-08-06, CVE-2026-71316 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in nuxt, CVSS v3.1 7.5, EPSS 0.2% (21.9th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-71316 as of 2026-08-06; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-08-06

## What is CVE-2026-71316?

Nuxt is an open-source web development framework for Vue.js. From 4.4.0 until 4.5.1, runtime cache:nuxt:payload entries for //_payload.json can be returned before route middleware and page guards because import.meta.prerender is not enforced, disclosing another user's SSR data. This issue is fixed in 4.5.1.

The record classifies CVE-2026-71316 under weakness classes [CWE-524](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/524.html), [CWE-862](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-862). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 61 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 7.5 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.9% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 4.6/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-08-05, last modified 2026-08-06

## Is CVE-2026-71316 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 35 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [nuxt](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/nuxt): nuxt

## How to fix CVE-2026-71316

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-71316 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-71316

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-71316, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-06.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [github.com](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/security/advisories/GHSA-wm8w-6qjm-cv43)

**Other references**

- [github.com](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/commit/ac9b41a36b62296a117862254ee7d2b21a2a5203)
- [github.com (v4.5)](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.5.1)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-71316
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-71316 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp