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GHSA-CHX6-HX7R-MCP5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-24 14:06 – Updated: 2026-07-24 14:06

Summary

React Router: Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Inefficient Route Matching

Details

This is a follow up to https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/security/advisories/GHSA-8x6r-g9mw-2r78 that covers additional reported scenarios in which the manifest endpoint could be accessed via unauthenticated targeted requests that would put heavy load on the server and slow down response times.

[!NOTE] This only impacts Framework Mode applications. This does not impact your application if you are using Declarative or Data Mode.

Severity

8.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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        "name": "react-router"
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            }
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-55685"
  ],
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      "CWE-400",
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  "modified": "2026-07-24T14:06:57Z",
  "published": "2026-07-24T14:06:57Z",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/pull/15186"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/commit/09e6020d1950e54f361f7ad00938ecd4dde60929"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/remix-run/react-router"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v7180"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/releases/tag/react-router@7.18.0"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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}

CVE-2026-55685 (GCVE-0-2026-55685)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-27 21:45 – Updated: 2026-07-28 13:40

Title

React Router: Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Inefficient Route Matching

Summary

React Router is a router for React. In versions 7.0.0 through 7.17.0, the manifest endpoint could be accessed via unauthenticated targeted requests that would put heavy load on the server and slow down response times. This issue is a follow up to CVE-2026-42342, and does not does not impact React Router applications using Declarative Mode (<BrowserRouter>) or Data Mode (createBrowserRouter/<RouterProvider>). This issue has been fixed in version 7.18.0.

Severity

8.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-28 13:39 UTC

CWE

CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 8094 records in the last 180 days details

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/securit…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/securit…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/pull/15186	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/commit/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/blob/ma…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/release…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
remix-run	react-router	Affected: >= 7.0.0, < 7.18.0

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