9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-11953
Command injection in React Native Community CLI allows remote attackers to perform remote code execution by sending HTTP requests
Description

The Metro Development Server, which is opened by the React Native Community CLI, binds to external interfaces by default. The server exposes an endpoint that is vulnerable to OS command injection. This allows unauthenticated network attackers to send a POST request to the server and run arbitrary executables. On Windows, the attackers can also execute arbitrary shell commands with fully controlled arguments.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 3, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 4, 2025, 3:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-11953 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 48a46f29-ae42-4e1d-90dd-c1676c1e5e6d
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Restrict Metro Development Server access and update React Native CLI to mitigate OS command injection.
  • Configure the server to bind only to localhost.
  • Update the React Native CLI to the latest version.
  • Restrict network access to the development server.
  • Disable the development server when not in use.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-11953 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-11953.

URL Resource
https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/commit/15089907d1f1301b22c72d7f68846a2ef20df547
https://jfrog.com/blog/cve-2025-11953-critical-react-native-community-cli-vulnerability
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-11953 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE-2025-11953

Updated: 1 day, 8 hours ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 5, 2025, 9:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2025-11953 demonstration: Critical RCE vulnerability in React Native CLI (CVSS 9.8). Educational security research with proof-of-concept exploits and mitigation strategies.

Shell PowerShell JavaScript

Updated: 1 day, 20 hours ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 4, 2025, 5:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE POC repo 자동 수집기

Python

Updated: 21 hours, 17 minutes ago
5 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 8, 2025, 3:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 170 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 14 hours, 34 minutes ago
7367 stars 1216 fork 1216 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 828 different CVEs too.

爬取secwiki和xuanwu.github.io/sec.today,分析安全信息站点、安全趋势、提取安全工作者账号(twitter,weixin,github等)

Python HTML

Updated: 1 day, 5 hours ago
1380 stars 234 fork 234 watcher
Born at : Feb. 19, 2019, 10:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-11953 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • hackread.com
Severe React Native Flaw Exposes Developer Systems to Remote Attacks

Security researchers at JFrog, a company specialising in software supply chain protection, recently found a severe security problem in a key part of the React Native mobile app development framework. ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 05, 2025 (1 day, 4 hours ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
Critical React Native CLI Flaw (CVE-2025-11953, CVSS 9.8) Allows Unauthenticated RCE via Exposed Metro Server

A newly disclosed critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-11953, CVSS 9.8) in the React Native Community CLI exposes developers to remote code execution (RCE) attacks via the Metro development server, which ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 05, 2025 (1 day, 21 hours ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
Critical WooCommerce Plugin Flaw (CVE-2025-12493, CVSS 9.8) Allows Unauthenticated RCE, 100,000+ Sites Affect

A critical-severity Local File Inclusion (LFI) flaw in the popular WordPress plugin ShopLentor – WooCommerce Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg +21 Modules – All in One Solution (formerly WooLentor) al ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 05, 2025 (1 day, 21 hours ago)
  • CybersecurityNews
Critical RCE Vulnerability in Popular React Native NPM Package Exposes Developers to Attacks

A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-11953 in the @react-native-community/cli NPM package. With nearly 2 million weekly downloads, this package powers the command-l ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 04, 2025 (2 days, 4 hours ago)
  • The Hacker News
Critical React Native CLI Flaw Exposed Millions of Developers to Remote Attacks

Nov 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Supply Chain Security Details have emerged about a now-patched critical security flaw in the popular "@react-native-community/cli" npm package that could ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 04, 2025 (2 days, 7 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-11953 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Metro Development Server, which is opened by the React Native CLI, binds to external interfaces by default. The server exposes an endpoint that is vulnerable to OS command injection. This allows unauthenticated network attackers to send a POST request to the server and run arbitrary executables. On Windows, the attackers can also execute arbitrary shell commands with fully controlled arguments. The Metro Development Server, which is opened by the React Native Community CLI, binds to external interfaces by default. The server exposes an endpoint that is vulnerable to OS command injection. This allows unauthenticated network attackers to send a POST request to the server and run arbitrary executables. On Windows, the attackers can also execute arbitrary shell commands with fully controlled arguments.
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Metro Development Server, which is opened by the React Native CLI, binds to external interfaces by default. The server exposes an endpoint that is vulnerable to OS command injection. This allows unauthenticated network attackers to send a POST request to the server and run arbitrary executables. On Windows, the attackers can also execute arbitrary shell commands with fully controlled arguments.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added Reference https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/commit/15089907d1f1301b22c72d7f68846a2ef20df547
    Added Reference https://jfrog.com/blog/cve-2025-11953-critical-react-native-community-cli-vulnerability
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
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