ID:12228 - Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in React - CVE-2025-55184

 
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ID:12228 - Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in React - CVE-2025-55184

Published: January 4, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119891
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55184
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
React

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, which can cause an infinite loop and prevent future HTTP requests from being served, leading to a denial of service condition. 

The vulnerability affects the following components:

- react-server-dom-webpack (Meta) 
- react-server-dom-turbopack (Meta) 
- react-server-dom-parcel (Meta) 



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.