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Hackers abused React Native CLI flaw to deploy Rust malware before public disclosure

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()2 min read3 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-11953
Unauthenticated OS Command Injection in React Native Community CLI (Metro4Shell)
9.894%KEVPoC ×2
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
ipv4134.209.69.1552.231 Exploitation source 223.6.249.141 Exploitation source 134.209.69.155 Exploitation source 8.218.43.248 Payload host (Windows) 47.
ipv4223.6.249.141Indicator Observed Role 65.109.182.231 Exploitation source 223.6.249.141 Exploitation source 134.209.69.155 Exploitation source 8.21
ipv447.86.33.195155 Exploitation source 8.218.43.248 Payload host (Windows) 47.86.33.195 Payload host (Windows and Linux) “CVE-2025-11953 is not rem
ipv465.109.182.231astructure involved in the attacks: Indicator Observed Role 65.109.182.231 Exploitation source 223.6.249.141 Exploitation source 134.2
ipv48.218.43.248.141 Exploitation source 134.209.69.155 Exploitation source 8.218.43.248 Payload host (Windows) 47.86.33.195 Payload host (Windows a

From the original article

2 min read at securityaffairs.com

Hackers exploit a critical React Native CLI flaw (CVE-2025-11953) to run remote commands and drop stealthy Rust malware, weeks before public disclosure. Attackers are actively exploiting a critical flaw in the React Native CLI Metro server, tracked as CVE-2025-11953 . The React Native CLI’s Metro dev server binds to external interfaces by default and exposes a command injection flaw.

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