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CVE-2026-14802

A vulnerability was detected in react create-react-app up to 5.0.1 on macOS.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.11%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 4.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
2.11% probability · 82th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-77, CWE-78
Source
cna@vuldb.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.11%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.