React Native Security Scare: Critical NPM Vulnerability Puts Millions at Risk!

JFrog revealed a critical vulnerability in the React Native Community CLI NPM package, CVE-2025-11953, with a CVSS score of 9.8. This flaw lets attackers send POST requests for arbitrary command execution. Developers, update to version 20.0.0 or higher, unless you enjoy living on the edge of cyber-disaster!

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Published: November 4, 2025 4:15 pmAdded: November 4, 2025 at 8:53 amAssembled by: The Editor
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Hot Take:

Looks like React Native just got a not-so-native bug! With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is practically screaming, “I’m the king of the security jungle!” Developers, you might want to stop monkeying around and swing over to your codebase to patch up those holes. Remember, nobody wants their app to become the next Tarzan of cyber threats.

Key Points:

  • Critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-11953) in React Native’s NPM package.
  • Boasts a CVSS score of 9.8 – talk about a high achiever!
  • Allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
  • Impacts developers using vulnerable versions with Metro development server.
  • Already patched in version 20.0.0 by Meta and friends.

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