A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-11953) has been discovered in the React Native Community CLI NPM package, which could allow threat actors to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. The issue has been promptly patched by Meta, urging developers to update to version 20.0.0 to mitigate risks. #CVE202511953 #ReactNative
Keypoints
- The vulnerability impacts the widely-used React Native Community CLI NPM package, with nearly two million downloads weekly.
- Threat actors can exploit the flaw via POST requests, executing commands without authentication.
- The security flaw exposes the development server to external network attacks, increasing its severity.
- Affected users are advised to update to version 20.0.0 or higher to patch the vulnerability.
- Meta and the open source community quickly responded with a security patch to fix the flaw.