CVE-2026-53633

Vitest: Exposed Browser Mode API Can Proxy CDP and Overwrite Config Files, Leading to RCE

Vitest is a testing framework powered by Vite. From 3.0.0 until 3.2.5, 4.1.8, and 5.0.0-beta.4, Vitest Browser Mode exposed a cdp() API that forwarded raw Chrome DevTools Protocol methods without being gated by allowWrite or allowExec, allowing a remote client with exposed browser API metadata to use CDP Page.setDownloadBehavior and Runtime.evaluate to overwrite vite.config.ts and execute attacker-controlled Node.js code. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.5, 4.1.8, and 5.0.0-beta.

Affected

vitest-dev · vitest

CVSS v3.1 GITHUB

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 59th percentile

Published

2026-07-14

Updated

2026-07-29

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• advisories/GHSA-g8mr-85jm-7xhm

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry