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Chinese Hackers Have Started Exploiting the Newly Disclosed React2Shell Vulnerability
Published:
5 December 2025 at 14:10:00
Alert date:
5 December 2025 at 16:00:59
Source:
thehackernews.com

Chinese threat actors have rapidly weaponized CVE-2025-55182 (React2Shell) within hours of public disclosure. The critical vulnerability in React Server Components allows unauthenticated remote code execution with a CVSS score of 10.0. Two China-linked hacking groups are actively exploiting this flaw. Patches are available in React versions 19.0.1, 19.1.2, and 19.2.1. The vulnerability represents a significant threat due to the widespread use of React and the immediate exploitation by threat actors.
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React Server Components
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