CVE-2025-11953 — React Native Community CLI OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Overview

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.

Vulnerability details

CVE ID

CVE-2025-11953

Vulnerability

React Native Community CLI OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor

React Native Community

Affected products

React Native Community: CLI

Severity

HIGH

Exploitation status

Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)

EPSS score

61.9% probability of exploitation in 30 days · 99th percentile

Published

2026-02-05

Remediation guidance

CVE-2025-11953 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.

Apply the vendor's official security update for React Native Community the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.

FIRST EPSS estimates a 61.9% probability that CVE-2025-11953 will be exploited within the next 30 days (99th percentile of all CVEs) — useful for risk-based patch sequencing.

Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.

Authoritative references

• NVD — National Vulnerability Database
• MITRE CVE Record
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
• FIRST EPSS — Exploit Prediction Scoring