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Defending against the CVE-2025-55182 (React2Shell) vulnerability in React Server Components

· Published 15/12/2025 21:41 · Modified 21/12/2025 19:05

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Published
15/12/2025 21:41
Modified
21/12/2025 19:05
Tags
2025-12-15 CVE-2025-55182 etherrat react2shell remote code execution snowlight vshell vulnerability
Related entities
6 vulnerabilities (cve), 50 observables, 19 techniques (mitre), 6 malware, 9 others

Description

, also known as , is a critical pre-authentication affecting React Server Components and related frameworks. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable servers through a single malicious HTTP request. Exploitation has been detected since December 5, 2025, primarily in red team assessments but also in real-world attacks delivering coin miners. The stems from a failure to validate incoming payloads in React Server Components, enabling attackers to inject malicious structures leading to prototype pollution and . Post-exploitation activities include running reverse shells, achieving persistence, evading security defenses, and attempting lateral movement to cloud resources.

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