React Router has XSS Vulnerability
React Router is a router for React. In @remix-run/react versions 1.15.0 through 2.17.0. and react-router versions 7.0.0 through 7.8.2, a XSS vulnerability exists in in React Router's meta()/<Meta> APIs in Framework Mode when generating script:ld+json tags which could allow arbitrary JavaScript execution during SSR if untrusted content is used to generate the tag. There is no impact if the application is being used in Declarative Mode (<BrowserRouter>) or Data Mode (createBrowserRouter/<RouterProvider>). This issue has been patched in @remix-run/react version 2.17.1 and react-router version 7.9.0.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
React Router is a router for React. In @remix-run/react versions 1.15.0 through 2.17.0. and react-router versions 7.0.0 through 7.8.2, a XSS vulnerability exists in in React Router's meta()/<Meta> APIs in Framework Mode when generating script:ld+json tags which could allow arbitrary JavaScript execution during SSR if untrusted content is used to generate the tag. There is no impact if the application is being used in Declarative Mode (<BrowserRouter>) or Data Mode (createBrowserRouter/<RouterProvider>). This issue has been patched in @remix-run/react version 2.17.1 and react-router version 7.9.0.
A XSS vulnerability exists in in React Router's `meta()`/`<Meta>` APIs in [Framework Mode](https://reactrouter.com/start/modes#framework) when generating `script:ld+json` tags which could allow arbitrary JavaScript execution during SSR if untrusted content is used to generate the tag. > [!NOTE] > This does not impact applications using [Declarative Mode](https://reactrouter.com/start/modes#declarative) (`<BrowserRouter>`) or [Data Mode](https://reactrouter.com/start/modes#data) (`createBrowserRouter`/`<RouterProvider>`).
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19712
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3782
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3958
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3960
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59057
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428426
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/59xxx/CVE-2025-59057.json
- https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/security/advisories/GHSA-3cgp-3xvw-98x8
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59057
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-59057.json
- https://github.com/remix-run/react-router