@vitejs/plugin-rsc Remote Code Execution through unsafe dynamic imports in RSC server function APIs on development server
Date: 2025-12
Affected: npm/@vitejs/plugin-rsc
Attack vector: rce
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: Critical
CVE: CVE-2025-67489
CWE: CWE-94
CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

## Summary Arbitrary Remote Code Execution on development server via unsafe dynamic imports in `@vitejs/plugin-rsc` server function APIs (`loadServerAction`, `decodeReply`, `decodeAction`) when integrated into RSC applications that expose server function endpoints. ## Impact Attackers with network access to the development server can execute arbitrary JavaScript code with Node.js privileges, allowing them to read/modify files, exfiltrate sensitive data (source code, environment variables, credentials), or pivot to other internal services. While this affects development servers only, the risk increases when using `vite --host` to expose the server on all network interfaces. ## Details In the example RSC application provided in Proof of Concept, the server handles server function call through API such as `loadServerAction`, `decodeReply`, `decodeAction` with http request's header and body as inputs: https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/blob/c8af971f57f12d0190d7fd8829a429f5e4112f60/packages/plugin-rsc/examples/starter/src/framework/entry.rsc.tsx#L42-L47 During development, these API internally relies on dynamic import to load server function module, which allows executing arbitrary module including data url module. https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/blob/c8af971f57f12d0190d7fd8829a429f5e4112f60/packages/plugin-rsc/src/rsc.tsx#L19-L24 ## Proof of Concept The example app is avialable in - https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/tree/main/packages/plu


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