React Router: Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Inefficient Route Matching
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | react-router | >= 7.0.0, < 7.18.0 | 7.18.0 |
References
- https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/security/advisories/GHSA-chx6-hx7r-mcp5
- 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
- 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
- CVSS vector
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- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400, CWE-407- Platform
- npm
- Package
react-router- Disclosed
- 24.07.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-chx6-hx7r-mcp5 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: react-router
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 20
- First → latest
- 04.2025 07.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 11
- Medium 8
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 18
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