CVE record
CVE-2025-11953
React Native Community CLI OS Command Injection Vulnerability
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.
CVE evidence
Known exploitation
Listed in CISA KEV
Absence from the fetched catalog does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
Severity
critical
CVSS 9.8 · CVSS_V3
Affected packages
2
Supported package records returned by OSV. Vendor and product names are not used to infer matches.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Catalog record
- Vendor / project
- React Native Community
- Product
- CLI
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2026
- CISA federal remediation due date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Known ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
- CWE
- CWE-78
OSV package mapping
Affected open-source packages
| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| @react-native-community/cli | npm | 20.0.0, 19.1.2, 18.0.1 |
| @react-native-community/cli-server-api | npm | 20.0.0, 19.1.2, 18.0.1 |