Next.js Security Update: Two New React Server Component Vulnerabilities Identified
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Summary
Two new security vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-55183 and CVE-2025-55184) have been discovered in React Server Components (RSC) protocol, affecting Next.js applications using App Router. These vulnerabilities were found while examining patches for React2Shell, but unlike React2Shell, they do not allow Remote Code Execution. The React2Shell patch remains effective. Users are advised to upgrade to patched versions immediately.
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These issues were discovered while security researchers examined the patches for React2Shell.
Importantly, neither of these new issues allow for Remote Code Execution.
These vulnerabilities originate in the upstream React implementation (CVE-2025-55183, CVE-2025-55184).
This advisory tracks the downstream impact on Next.js applications using the App Router.
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