CVE-2025-59414 Nuxt Client-Side Path Traversal in Nuxt Island Payload Revival
Attackers can manipulate client-side requests to access different endpoints within the same domain via path traversal in Nuxt Island payload revival.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-59414?
CVE-2025-59414 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in nuxt, published on 17 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Nuxt is an open-source web development framework for Vue.js. Prior to 3.19.0 and 4.1.0, A client-side path traversal vulnerability in Nuxt's Island payload revival mechanism allowed attackers to manipulate client-side requests to different endpoints within the same application domain when specific prerendering conditions are met. The vulnerability occurs in the client-side payload revival process (revive-payload.client.ts) where Nuxt Islands are automatically fetched when encountering serialized __nuxt_island objects. During prerendering, if an API endpoint returns user-controlled data containing a crafted __nuxt_island object, he data gets serialized with devalue.stringify and stored in the prerendered page. When a client navigates to the prerendered page, devalue.parse deserializes the payload. The Island reviver attempts to fetch /__nuxt_island/${key}.json where key could contain path traversal sequences. Update to Nuxt 3.19.0+ or 4.1.0+.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59414?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including nuxt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
nuxt npm | From 3.6.0 | 3.19.0 |
nuxt npm | From 3.6.0 | 3.19.0 |
nuxt npm | From 4.0.0 | 4.1.0 |
nuxt npm | From 4.0.0 | 4.1.0 |
Products include Nuxt Nuxt.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59414?
Upgrade nuxt to a fixed version for your release line: 3.19.0 or 4.1.0.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-59414 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59414 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as CLSA-2026-1775867597, CLSA-2026-1792161442, CLSA-2026-1792161481, CLSA-2026-1792161582, CLSA-2026-1792161806, CLSA-2026-1792161919 and 1 more.