A critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability has been disclosed in the popular “@react-native-community/cli” NPM package, which receives ~2 million weekly downloads. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a developer’s machine by sending a malicious POST request to the React Native dev server.
Business Impact
This is a severe software supply chain risk. An attacker can compromise a developer’s workstation to steal source code, inject malicious code into applications, steal cloud credentials, or pivot into the wider corporate network. This puts the entire organization’s IP and infrastructure at risk.
Why It Happened
The NPM package’s development server, which is meant for local use, was found to be exposed to external network attacks, making the command injection vulnerability remotely exploitable by unauthenticated actors.
Recommended Executive Action
Mandate that all development teams immediately update this package to the patched version (20.0.0 or higher) in all projects. This is a critical vulnerability that directly targets your development pipeline and must be remediated immediately.
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