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Severe React Native Flaw Exposes Developer Systems to Remote Attacks

Hackread •Deeba Ahmed • November 5, 2025

JFrog researchers found a critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2025-11953) in the popular React Native CLI. Developers using versions 4.8.0-20.0.0-alpha.2 must update to patch the flaw.

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Critical RCE Vulnerability in React Native CLI Affects Millions of Developers JFrog researchers identified a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-11953) in the React Native CLI, impacting developers using versions 4.8.0 to 20.0.0-alpha.2. Developers are advised to update to the patched version to mitigate the risk of remote attacks. 3 sources 68

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CVE-2025-11953