High severity · published Aug 1, 2025
CVE-2025-54782
@nestjs/devtools-integration's CSRF to Sandbox Escape Allows for RCE against JS Developers
8.8
CVSS
53.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nest is a framework for building scalable Node.js server-side applications. In versions 0.2.0 and below, a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the @nestjs/devtools-integration package. When enabled, the package exposes a local development HTTP server with an API endpoint that uses an unsafe JavaScript sandbox (safe-eval-like implementation). Due to improper sandboxing and missing cross-origin protections, any malicious website visited by a developer can execute arbitrary code on their local machine. The package adds HTTP endpoints to a locally running NestJS development server. One of these endpoints, /inspector/graph/interact, accepts JSON input containing a code field and executes the provided code in a Node.js vm.runInNewContext sandbox. This is fixed in version 0.2.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)53.3% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
nest · nestjs
< 0.2.1 · source: vendor
DE
Devtools-integration · Nestjs
before 0.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54782
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54782
Exploit
https://github.com/JLLeitschuh/nestjs-devtools-integration-rce-poc
Product
https://github.com/JLLeitschuh/nestjs-typescript-starter-w-devtools-integration
Exploit
https://github.com/nestjs/nest/security/advisories/GHSA-85cg-cmq5-qjm7
Product
https://nodejs.org/api/vm.html
Exploit
https://socket.dev/blog/nestjs-rce-vuln
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