Possible React Server Components Exploitation via Next-Action Header

PremiumReviewedSigma · Medium · v1
Category
webserver
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-08-25
Updated
2026-08-28

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Execution

  4. Persistence

  5. Priv Esc

  6. Defense Evasion

  7. Cred Access

  8. Discovery

  9. Lateral Movement

  10. Collection

  11. C2

  12. Exfiltration

  13. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects inbound web requests carrying a Next-Action server action header together with crafted action parameter markers, the request shape used to trigger CVE-2025-55182 in React Server Components. Exploitation abuses the server action deserialization path to reach arbitrary command execution. Requests bearing this header alongside the action index syntax against a Next.js application warrant investigation for RCE attempts.

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