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Medium, CVSS 5.5amended

react-dev-utils openBrowser permits command injection on macOS

CVE-2026-14802GHSA-g9g6-gvq9-j4vp

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Vendor response not established. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check back for a fix.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • npm react-dev-utils

    Affected
    <= 5.0.1
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
5.5 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2026-14802: 2.11% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 81.80 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

A vulnerability was detected in react create-react-app up to 5.0.1 on macOS. This affects the function startBrowserProcess of the file openBrowser.js of the component react-dev-utils. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Dates and revisions
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Last modified by the source
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  1. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-g9g6-gvq9-j4vp

  2. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

  3. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-g9g6-gvq9-j4vp

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-14802

Advisory: react-dev-utils openBrowser permits command injection on macOS
IDs: CVE-2026-14802, GHSA-g9g6-gvq9-j4vp
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-14802 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:06 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm react-dev-utils: affected <= 5.0.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls react-dev-utils --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on react-dev-utils.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g9g6-gvq9-j4vp (OSV record GHSA-g9g6-gvq9-j4vp lists affected ranges: npm react-dev-utils >=0 <=5.0.1)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9g6-gvq9-j4vp (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-g9g6-gvq9-j4vp lists affected ranges: npm react-dev-utils >=0 <=5.0.1)

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