ADVISORY

CRITICAL: @nuxt/devtools — Unauthenticated Nuxt DevTools RPC allows arbitrary command execution on the developer's host

Impact Nuxt DevTools (development mode only) exposes a bidirectional RPC channel over the Vite HMR WebSocket via the nuxt:devtools:rpc plugin. On affected versions the channel has no authentication: any client that can reach the Vite HMR endpoint (ws:// :…

Source @nuxt/devtoolsPublished 10d ago · Aug 5, 2026Posted on Threads

What we hold

Package
@nuxt/devtools
Ecosystem
npm
Severity
CRITICAL
ID
CVE-2026-71319

Impact Nuxt DevTools (development mode only) exposes a bidirectional RPC channel over the Vite HMR WebSocket via the nuxt:devtools:rpc plugin. On affected versions the channel has no authentication: any client that can reach the Vite HMR endpoint (ws:// :…

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