Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability in React Router and Remix Server Runtime
CVE-2026-42342
What is CVE-2026-42342?
A resource exhaustion vulnerability exists in React Router and Remix Server Runtime, which can be exploited through specially crafted requests. This vulnerability allows for unbounded path expansion in the __manifest endpoint, leading to excessive server resource consumption. As a result, applications experience significant response time degradation or may become completely unavailable to users. This issue affects React Router Framework Mode applications and Remix applications, but does not impact those using Declarative Mode or Data Mode. Users are advised to update to the patched versions of React Router (7.15.0) and @remix-run/server-runtime (2.17.5) to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.
Affected Version(s)
@remix-run/server-runtime >= 2.10.0, < 2.17.5
react-router >= 7.0.0, < 7.15.0
