CVE-2026-55685
React Router: Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Inefficient Route Matching
HIGH 8.7
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.71 % · percentile 53 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/security/advisories/GHSA-chx6-hx7r-mcp5
- https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/security/advisories/GHSA-8x6r-g9mw-2r78
- https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/pull/15186
- https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/commit/09e6020d1950e54f361f7ad00938ecd4dde60929
- https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v7180
- https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/releases/tag/react-router@7.18.0
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.7 | 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 | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.7 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-chx6-hx7r-mcp5 — React Router: Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Inefficient Route Matching
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-49634
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-55685
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1291 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:shopify:react-router:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 7.0.0 < 7.18.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| remix-run · react-router | affected >= 7.0.0, < 7.18.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |