critical9.8Known exploited
CVE-2025-11953
@react-native-community/cli has arbitrary OS command injection
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2026-02-05. Federal due date: 2026-02-26.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Impact
React Native Community CLI contains an OS command injection vulnerability which could allow unauthenticated network attackers to send POST requests to the Metro Development Server and run arbitrary executables via a vulnerable endpoint exposed by the server. On Windows, attackers can also execute arbitrary shell commands with fully controlled arguments.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @react-native-community/cli | >= 20.0.0-alpha.0, < 20.0.0 | 20.0.0 |
| npm | @react-native-community/cli-server-api | >= 20.0.0-alpha.0, < 20.0.0 | 20.0.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| React-Native-Community | React Native Community Cli | from 19.0.0 before 19.1.2 Versions 18.0.0, 20.0.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- CISA KEV catalog
- https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/commit/15089907d1f1301b22c72d7f68846a2ef20df547
- https://jfrog.com/blog/cve-2025-11953-critical-react-native-community-cli-vulnerability
- https://x.com/SzymonRybczak/status/1986199665000566848
- https://x.com/thymikee/status/1986770875954475375
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-11953
- https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/metro4shell_eitw
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-399j-vxmf-hjvr
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11953
- https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/releases/tag/v20.0.0
- https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/1615
- https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/commit/5a792169d9883e0b0fb1ddf1ea46778f21510d18
- https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/commit/9e1fa8cc633e5dcf32244ffa60a871880be56722
- https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/commit/a8293dc29425f56249753507bc24d87b698d46e1
- https://github.com/react-native-community/cli?tab=readme-ov-file#compatibility
- https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/issues/2733#issuecomment-3502424164
- https://x.com/szymonrybczak/status/1986199665000566848?s=46