Cloudflare’s Comedy of Errors: React2Shell Bug Takes Down the Internet Again!
Cloudflare’s emergency patch to tackle the React2Shell vulnerability caused a brief internet blackout, leaving users wondering if their Wi-Fi was taking a coffee break. However, the real culprit was an attempt to stop a critical flaw in React Server Components. Remember, it’s not an attack—it’s just a tech hiccup!
Hot Take:
Well, it looks like Cloudflare tried to patch things up and ended up patching things out! The internet infrastructure giant tackled a bug, but instead, the bug tackled back, causing another day of digital chaos. Who knew that trying to fix a vulnerability could lead to more vulnerabilities in your sanity?
Key Points:
- Cloudflare’s emergency patch for a React Server Components flaw caused a massive internet outage.
- The flaw, known as React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182), allows remote code execution through malicious HTTP requests.
- React versions 19.0 to 19.2.0 are affected, impacting frameworks like Next.js and Waku.
- China-linked hacking groups have started exploiting this vulnerability.
- Cloudflare’s recent history has been peppered with major outages affecting global networks.
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