CVE-2025-55182: Meta react-server-dom-webpack · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affects Meta react-server-dom-webpackSource CVE Database V5
Exploited in the wild · used in ransomware campaigns · KEV due 12 Dec 2025 · public exploit available (Metasploit, Exploit-DB) · 99% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Meta react-server-dom-webpack now.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
- Ransomware
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- EPSS
- 99.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Dec 2025
Detectable: evidence found.
nuclei template: React Server Components - Remote Code Execution
Weaponised: evidence found.
1 Metasploit module · 1 Exploit-DB entry, 127 days after disclosure
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 2 days after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by Meta
, 117 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
In Threat Radar
record ingested
, 14 minutes after disclosure
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed · ransomware use known
, 2 days after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 9 days after disclosure
First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)
React Server 19.2.0 - Remote Code Execution
, 127 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Metareact-server-dom-webpack | Affected
| Fixed in– |
| Metareact-server-dom-turbopack | Affected
| Fixed in– |
| Metareact-server-dom-parcel | Affected
| Fixed in– |
npmreact-server-dom-parcelpkg:npm/react-server-dom-parcelOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
npmreact-server-dom-turbopackpkg:npm/react-server-dom-turbopackOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
npmreact-server-dom-webpackpkg:npm/react-server-dom-webpackOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
CVE-2025-55182 is a critical pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in Meta's React Server Components versions 19.0.0, 19.1.0, 19.1.1, and 19.2.0. The issue arises from unsafe deserialization of payloads from HTTP requests to Server Function endpoints in react-server-dom-webpack and related packages. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 10.0 and is known to be exploited in the wild, including use in ransomware campaigns.
Reports on CVE-2025-55182
- tlp clear · KRVTZ-NET IDS alerts for 2026-02-19CIRCL OSINT Feed
- Defending against the CVE-2025-55182 (React2Shell) vulnerability in React Server ComponentsAlienVault OTX General
- Meta React Server Components · React2Shell Deep Dive: CVE-2025-55182 Exploit MechanicsAlienVault OTX General
- CVE-2025-55182: Meta React Server Components · China-nexus cyber threat groups rapidly exploit React2Shell vulnerabilityAlienVault OTX General
References
- facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55182 (opens in a new tab)
- react.dev/blog/2025/12/03/critical-security-vulnerability-in-react-server-components (opens in a new tab)
- aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/china-nexus-cyber-threat-groups-rapidly-exploit-react2shell-vulnerability-cve-2025-55182/ (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-55182 (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/03/4 (opens in a new tab)
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46136026 (opens in a new tab)