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Medium · 4.7 Public exploit CVE-2026-14620 EUVD-2026-41558GHSA-f5vj-f2hx-8m93

webpack-dev-server vulnerable to cross-site request forgery via internal developer endpoints

Published Jul 3, 2026 · Updated Jul 6, 2026 · Assigned by openjs

Description

webpack-dev-server versions 5.2.5 and earlier expose two internal developer endpoints, /webpack-dev-server/open-editor and /webpack-dev-server/invalidate, that perform state-changing actions on any GET request without verifying that the request originated from the dev server's own page. Any website a developer visits while the dev server is running can trigger these endpoints cross-origin with no interaction beyond the visit. An attacker can open an arbitrary existing local file in the developer's editor, including files outside the project root, and repeated requests can spawn editor processes and force recompilations that degrade the developer's machine. Patches: upgrade to webpack-dev-server 5.2.6. Workarounds: none.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
webpack-dev-server webpack-dev-server < 5.2.6 5.2.6

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling argo-workflows-ui-4.0 4.0.11-r0 —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm webpack-dev-server < 5.2.6 5.2.6 GHSA-f5vj-f2hx-8m93

References